§ Mr. REMERasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury if he can give the total amounts of Customs and Excise revenue received by the Treasury from silk and artificial silk from June, 1927, to the end of October, 1927, or, if possible, to the end of November, 1927, under the various headings of these duties, including the amount of drawbacks refunded in the same months?
Mr. SAMUELThe information desired, with the exception of the November figures, which are not yet available, is given in the following table:
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Month. Articles made wholly or in part of silk or artificial silk. Total Customs receipts. Deduct draw backs. Net Customs revenue. Net excise revenue from artificial silk yarn and waste. Total. 1927. £ £ £ £ £ £ June … … 96,489 455,269 72,369 382,900 100,766 483,666 July … … 84,106 406,680 69,225 337,455 87,557* 425,012* August … … 102,619 465,137 82,910 382,227 99,192* 481,419* September … 120,363 483,484 80,758 402,726 100,570* 503,296* October … … 112,661 496,752 112,312 384,440 106,356* 490,796* * The figures from July to October (inclusive) are provisional.