DUTY PAID ON BEER (IRELAND).

HC Deb 17 August 1909 vol 9 cc1353-4W

Mr. PATRICK WHITE

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what amount of duty was paid on beer in Great Britain and Ireland in the months of May, June, and July of last year respectively; and what amount was paid in the corresponding months of this year?

Mr. HOBHOUSE

The amount of duty paid on beer in Great Britain and Ireland in the months of May, June, and July respectively in the years 1908 and 1909 was:—

			1908.	1909.
			£	£
May	…	…	1,056,000	1,058,000
June	…	…	1,084,000	1,088,000
July	…	…	1,116,000	1,125,000