§ 70. Mr. SHEPPERSONasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will state the amount of Excise charged upon chicory grown in this country and the Excise charged upon imported chicory; and what was the total revenue received last year both from home-grown and imported chicory?
§ Mr. BALDWINAs the answer is in tabular form, I am circulating it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the answer:
§ The following table shows the present rates of duty on chicory and the revenue collected in the year ended 31st March, 1922:
| Chicory. | Rates of Duty. | Revenue for year ended 31st March, 1922. |
| Home Grown: | £ | |
| Raw or Kiln dried | £1 1s. 1d. | 4,969 |
| per cwt. | ||
| Imported: | ||
| Raw or Kiln dried | £1 6s. 6d. | 85,801 |
| per cwt. | ||
| Roasted or ground | 4d. per lb. | |
| 90,770 |
§ Empire-grown chicory is chargeable at five-sixths of the import- rates.