§ 39. Mr. McENTEEasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the highest standard of gravity of beer sold in the year ending 31st March, 1932, and what was the lowest; and what was the average gravity of all beer sold and the actual duty on 36 gallons, based on the average gravity?
§ Major ELLIOTI regret that the information asked for in the first part of the question is not available. As regards the second part, the average gravity of all beer retained for home consumption in the year ended 31st March, 1932, was approximately 1041.6 degrees, which represents a duty of £3 9s. per 36 bulk gallons.