§ Dr. SHIELSasked the Minister of Agriculture what was the number of horse carcases exported from Great Britain to the Continent in 1926?
Year Salaries, Wages and Allowances (including Overtime). Superannuation Charges (including Lump Sum Payments). Travelling and Miscelneous Charges Total Gross Expenditure. Add Allied Services rendered by other Public Departments. Deduct Appropriations-in-Aid and Exchequer Extra Receipts. Deduct Cost of Services rendered to other Public Departments, etc. Net Cost of Collecting Customs and Excise Revenue. £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ 1925–26 4,020,379 798,321 192,672 5,011,372 315,727 258,303 657,250 4,411,546 1926–27* 4,045,000 848,000 197,000 5,090,000 330,000 303,000 662,000 4,455,000
The percentage cost of collection of Customs and Excise Revenue (including the cost of Allied Services rendered by other Public Departments, but excluding the estimated cost of Old Age Pension Work and of services rendered to other Public Departments), is— 1925–26 … 1.85 per cent. 1926–27* … 1.85 per cent * The figures for 1926–27 are approximate.