§ Mr. DAYasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the number of convictions recorded in prosecutions instituted by the Customs and Excise Department for the evasion of the duty on bets or failure to take out a bookmaker's certificate for the year ended 31st October, 1928?
Mr. SAMUEL1,663 convictions were recorded in the prosecutions instituted by the Customs and Excise Department in the year ended 31st October, 1928, for evasion of the duty on bets or failure to take out a bookmaker's certificate.