§ Motion made, and Question put,
§ 5. That in addition to the duty of Excise in respect of beer brewed in the United Kingdom, there shall, on and after the third day of May, nineteen hundred and fifteen, be charged, levied, and paid the following duties on heavier beers (that is to say):—
§ For every thirty-six gallons of beer brewed at a gravity
| £ | s. | d. | |
| Of more than 43 degrees and not exceeding 48 degrees | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Of more than 48 degrees and not exceeding 53 degrees | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Of 53 degrees and over | 1 | 16 | 0 |
§ And it is declared that it is expedient in the public interest that this Resolution shall have statutory effect under the Provisions of the Provisional Collection of Taxes Act, 1913.—[Mr. Lloyd George.]
§ The Committee divided: Ayes, 74; Noes, 5.
939| Division No. 2.] | AYES. | [8.28 p.m. |
| Acland, Francis Dyke | Hogge, James Myles | Robinson, Sidney |
| Adamson, William | John, Edward Thomas | Roch, Walter F. (Pembroke) |
| Addison, Dr. Christopher | Jones, Leif (Notts, Rushcliffe) | Roe, Sir Thomas |
| Anderson, W. C. | Jones, William S. Glyn- (Stepney) | Rowlands, James |
| Baker, Joseph Allen (Finsbury, E.) | Lambert, Richard (Wilts, Cricklade) | Samuel, J. (Stockton-on-Tees) |
| Barnes, George N. | Leach, Charles | Scott, A. MacCallum (Glas., Bridgeton) |
| Beale, Sir William Phipson | Lewis, Rt. Hon. John Herbert | Simon, Rt. Hon. Sir John Allsebrook |
| Beck, Arthur Cecil | Maclean, Donald | Sutherland, John E. |
| Bentham, George Jackson | Macnamara, Rt. Hon. Dr. T. J. | Taylor, John W. (Durham) |
| Bethell, Sir J. H. | McKenna, Rt. Hon. Reginald | Taylor, Theodore C. (Radcliffe) |
| Birrell, Rt. Hon. Augustine | Manfield, Harry | Thorne, G. R. (Wolverhampton) |
| Brace, William | Marshall, Arthur Harold | Thorne, William (West Ham) |
| Bryce, J. Annan | Mason, David M. (Coventry) | Toulmin, Sir George |
| Burns, Rt. Hon. John | Mond, Rt. Hon. Sir Alfred | Verney, Sir Harry |
| Bytes, Sir William Pollard | Morton, Alpheus Cleophas | Watt, Henry Anderson |
| Chancellor, Henry George | Munro, Rt. Hon. Robert | Whittaker, Rt. Hon. Thomas P. |
| Collins, Godfrey P. (Greenock) | Nuttall, Harry | Williams, Aneurin (Durham, N. W.) |
| Craig, Ernest (Cheshire, Crewe) | Pratt, J. W. | Williams, Llewelyn (Carmarthen) |
| Crooks, William | Price, C. E. (Edinburgh, Central) | Wilson, W. T. (Westhoughton) |
| Davies, Sir W. Howell (Bristol, S.) | Price, Sir Robert J. (Norfolk, E.) | Wing, Thomas Edward |
| Duncan, C. (Barrow-in-Furness) | Raffan, Peter Wilson | Young, William (Perthshire, East) |
| Fenwick, Rt. Hon. Charles | Rea, Rt. Hon. Russell (South Shields) | Yoxall, Sir James Henry |
| George, Rt. Hon. D. Lloyd | Rea, Walter Russell (Scarborough) | |
| Goldstone, Frank | Roberts, Charles H. (Lincoln) | TELLERS FOR THE AYES.—Mr. Gulland and Mr. Geoffrey Howard. |
| Helme, Sir Norval Watson | Roberts, Sir J. H. (Denbighs) | |
| Henry, Sir Charles | Robertson, John M. (Tyneside) | |
| NOES. | ||
| Healy, Maurice (Cork) | Sheehan, Daniel Daniel | TELLERS FOR THE NOES.—Mr. Crean and Mr. Gilhooly. |
| Healy, Timothy Michael (Cork, N. E.) | Walsh, J. (Cork, South) | |
| O'Brien, William (Cork, N. E.) |
Question put, and agreed to.
§ Resolved,
§ 5. That in addition to the duty of Excise in respect of beer brewed in the United Kingdom, there shall, on and after the third day of May, nineteen hundred and fifteen, be charged, levied, and paid the following duties on heavier beers (that is to say).
§ For every thirty-six gallons of beer brewed at a gravity
| £ | s. | d. | |
| Of more than 43 degrees and not exceeding 48 degrees | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Of more than 48 degrees and not exceeding 53 degrees | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Of 53 degrees and over | 1 | 16 | 0 |
§ And it is declared that it is expedient in the public interest that this Resolution 940 shall have statutory effect under the provisions of the Provisional Collection of Taxes Act, 1913.—[Mr. Lloyd George]
§ Resolutions to be reported upon Tuesday next (4th May); Committee to sit again upon Tuesday.
§ The remaining Orders of the Day were read, and postponed.
§ Whereupon Mr. DEPUTY-SPEAKER, pursuant to the Order of the House of the 3rd February, proposed the Question, "That I this House do now adjourn."
§ Adjourned accordingly at Twenty-four minute before Nine o'clock, till Tuesday next, pursuant to the Resolution of the House of this day.