§ 24. Mr. HICKSasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the number of standard barrels of beer brewed in January, March, and February of 1930, 1931, and 1932, and the amount of revenue represented by the figures for the respective years?
§ Major ELLIOTAs the answer involves a number of figures, I will circulate a table giving the desired information in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the table:
§ The number of standard barrels of beer assessed to duty and the amount of duty assessed in each of the months January, February and March in the years 1930, 1931 and 1932 were as follow:
143| — | Quantity. | Amount of Duty. | ||
| Standard Barrels. | £ | |||
| January, | 1930 | … | 1,508,000 | 5,630,000 |
| 1931 | … | 1,272,000 | 4,932,000 | |
| 1932 | … | 979,000 | 5,216,000 | |
| February, | 1930 | … | 1,273,000 | 4,760,000 |
| 1931 | … | 1,119,000 | 4,335,000 | |
| 1932 | … | 907,000 | 4,837,000 | |
| March, | 1930 | … | 1,436,000 | 5,365,000 |
| 1931 | … | 1,476,000 | 5,714,000 | |
| *1932 | … | 1,090,000 | 5,801,000 | |
| *NOTE.—The figures for March, 1932, are approximate and subject to correction. |