§ Mr. LINDSAYasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the number of proof gallons of home-made spirits distilled during the year ended 31st March, 1922; exported during the same year; retained for home consumption during the same year; exported as medicinal preparations during the same year; used in fortifying wines, etc., during the same year; used in arts and manufactures during the same year; methylated during the same year; allowed as deficiencies, etc., during the same year; remaining in bonded warehouses on the 31st March, 1922; the quantity of imported spirits duty paid and retained for home consumption during the year ended 31st March, 1922; brandy, rum, geneva, and other unenumerated spirits tested, not tested, and perfumed; and the quantity of imported spirits used for methylation and in arts and manufactures, etc.?
§ Sir R. HORNE1. The quantity of home-made spirits distilled, the approximate quantities, under certain heads, distributed in the financial year ended 31st March, 1922; and the quantity remaining in bonded warehouses on 31st March, 1922, were as follow:
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Proof Gallons. Home-made spirits Distilled 36,597,788 Distributed: Retained for home consumption 14,536,226 Exported 5,569,780 Exported as medicinal preparations 137,558 Used in fortifying wines, etc. 269,528 Used in arts and manufactures 403,237
Proof Gallons. Methylated 5,022,358 Deficiencies allowed, etc. 3,792,940 Remaining in bonded warehouses on 31st March, 1922 144,210,170 2. The approximate quantities of imported spirits retained for home consumption in the financial year ended 31st March, 1022, were:
Proof Gallons Brandy 795,713 Rum 1,803,161 Geneva 96,868 Spirits, other sorts tested 411,004 Liquid Gallons. Spirits, not tested 936 Spirits, perfumed 7,114 3. The quantities of imported spirits used for methylation and in arts and manufactures in the financial year ended 31st March, 1922, were:
Proof Gallons. Used for methylation 982,741 Used in arts and manufactures 65,746