§ Captain JESSELasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) whether he will give the total yield of the publicans' and on beerhouse Licence Duties in the City and administrative county of London in the year 1908–9; and whether he can now furnish information as to the amount of these duties for the year 1909–10, including in this latter amount all sums payable in respect of these Licence Duties, whether collected in that financial year or not; and (2) whether he can state the amount of the retail liquor Licence Duties payable in the City and administrative county of London for the year 1909–10, in respect of hotels and on-licensed premises, respectively, where the annual value exceeds £500, on the basis of annual value and under the optional alternative of a charge on the basis of annual licence value, respectively?
§ Mr. HOBHOUSEThe figures as to 1908–9 will be given in the Return of licensed premises ordered on the motion402W of the hon Member for Newry, which will be issued shortly. I am not yet in a position to give figures for 1909–10. The annual licence values are not yet notified in all cases, but, quite apart from this, owing to the abnormal conditions attending the collection of the Revenue in the past year, a large number of adjustments remain to be made before the actual yield of the Licence Duties payable in respect of the year 1909–10 can be ascertained.