§ 100. Mr. LUNNasked the Food Controller what was the permitted average gravity of beer and the permitted total output at the date of the signing of the Armistice; and what successive relaxations, with the dates of each, have been made since?
§ Mr. McCURDYThe permitted average gravity of beer at the date of the signing of the Armistice was 1,030 degrees for brewers in Great Britain and 1,045 degrees for brewers in Ireland. The permitted output for the United Kingdom at that date was 12,590,000 standard barrels per annum. The permitted average gravity for the quarter ending 31st March, 1919, was 1,032 in Great Britain and 1,047 in Ireland. The permitted output for the same period was at the rate of 15,270,000 standard barrels per annum. The permitted average gravity for the quarter ending June 30th, 1919, was 1,040 in Great Britain and 1,047 in Ireland. The permitted output for the same period was at the rate of 25,454,000 standard barrels per annum. As from July 1st, 1919, the permitted average gravity has been 1,044 in Great Britain and 1,051 in Ireland, and the output has been unrestricted.