§ Motion made, and Question proposed,
§ 2. That in addition to the duty of Excise now payable for every gallon computed at proof of spirits distilled in the United Kingdom there shall, on and after the thirtieth day of April, nineteen hundred and fifteen, be charged the following duty (that is to say):—
| £ | s. | d. | |
| For every gallon of spirits computed at proof | 0 | 14 | 9 |
§ 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.
§ The Committee divided: Ayes, 89; Noes, 5.
935| Division No. 1.] | AYES. | [8.17 p.m. |
| Acland, Francis Dyke | Jones, Leif (Notts, Rushcliffe) | Roe, Sir Thomas |
| Adamson, William | Jones, William S. Glyn- (Stepney) | Rowlands, James |
| Addison, Dr. Christopher | Lambert, Richard (Wilts, Cricklade) | Rowntree, Arnold |
| Anderson, W. C. | Law, Rt. Hon. A. Bonar (Bootle) | Rutherford, Watson (L'pool, W. Derby) |
| Baker, Joseph Allen (Finsbury, E.) | Leach, Charles | Salter, Arthur Clavell |
| Barlow, Sir John Emmott (Somerset) | Lewis, Rt. Hon. John Herbert | Samuel, J. (Stockton-on-Tees) |
| Barnes, George N. | MacCaw, Wm. J. MacGeagh | Scott, A. MacCallum (Glas., Bridgston) |
| Beale, Sir William Phipson | Maclean, Donald | Simon, Rt. Hon. Sir John A. |
| Beck, Arthur Cecil | Macnamara, Rt. Hon. Dr. T. J. | Sutherland, John E. |
| Bentham, George Jackson | McKenna, Rt. Hon. Reginald | Taylor, John W. (Durham) |
| Bethell, Sir John Henry | Manfield, Harry | Taylor, Theodore C. (Radcliffe) |
| Birrell, Rt. Hon. Augustine | Marshall, Arthur Harold | Thorne, G. R. (Wolverhampton) |
| Brace, William | Mason, David M. (Coventry) | Thorne, William (West Ham) |
| Bryce, J. Annan | Millar, James Duncan | Tickler, T. G. |
| Burns, Rt. Hon. John | Molteno, Percy Alport | Toulmin, Sir George |
| Byles, Sir William Pollard | Mond, Rt. Hon. Sir Alfred | Verney, Sir Harry |
| Chancellor, Henry George | Morton, Alpheus Cleophas | Wason, Rt. Hon. E. (Clackmannan) |
| Collins, Godfrey P. (Greenock) | Munro, Rt. Hon. Robert | Watt, Henry Anderson |
| Craig, Ernest (Cheshire, Crews) | Nuttall, Harry | Whitehouse, John Howard |
| Crooks, William | Pratt, J. W. | Whittaker, Rt. Hon. Sir Thomas P. |
| Davies, Sir W. Howell (Bristel, S.) | Price, C. E. (Edinburgh, Central) | Williams, Aneurin (Durham, N. W.) |
| Duncan, C. (Barrow-in-Furness) | Price, Sir Robert J. (Norfolk, E.) | Williams, Llewelyn (Carmarthen) |
| Fenwick, Rt. Hon. Charles | Pringle, William M. R. | Wilson, Rt. Hon. J. W. (Worcs., N.) |
| George, Rt. Hon. D. Lloyd | Raffan, Peter Wilson | Wilson, W. T. (Westhoughton) |
| Goldstone, Frank | Rea, Rt. Hon. Russell (South Shields) | Wing, Thomas Edward |
| Haslam, Lewis | Rea, Walter Russell (Scarborough) | Young, William (Perthshire, East) |
| Helme, Sir Norval Watson | Roberts, Charles H. (Lincoln) | Yoxall, Sir James Henry |
| Henry, Sir Charles | Roberts, Sir J. H. (Denbighs) | |
| Hogge, James Myles | Robertson, John M. (Tyneside) | TELLERS FOR THE AYES.—Mr. Gulland and Mr. G. Howard. |
| Hope, James Fitzalan (Sheffield) | Robinson, Sidney | |
| John, Edward Thomas | Roch, Walter F. (Pembroke) |
| 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.) |
§ and fifteen, be charged, levied, and paid the following duties (that is to say):—
| Wine: | s. | d. | |
| Not exceeding 30 degrees of proof spirit | the gallon | 5 | 0 |
| Wine: | s. | d. | |
| Exceeding 30, but not exceeding 42 degrees of proof spirit | the gallon | 12 | 0 |
| And for every degree, or part of a degree, beyond the highest above charged, an additional duty | the gallon | 1 | 0 |
| Sparkling wine in bottle, an additional duty | the gallon | 15 | 0 |
| Still wine in bottle, an additional duty | the gallon | 1 | 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.
§ In this Resolution the word "wine" includes lees of wine; and the word "degree" does not include a fraction of the next higher degree."—[Mr. Lloyd George.]