DUTY PAID ON SPIRITS (SCOTLAND).

HC Deb 17 August 1909 vol 9 c1353W

Mr. PATRICK WHITE

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the amount of duty paid on spirits taken out of bond in Scotland in each of the months of May, June, and July of last year; and what amount was paid in the corresponding months of this year?

Mr. HOBHOUSE

The amount of duty paid on spirits in Scotland in the months of May, June, and July in the years 1908 and 1909 was:—

		1908.		1909.
		£		£
May	…	602,000	…	144,000
June	…	527,000	…	238,000
July	…	585,000	…	439,000