§ Mr. OAKLEYasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the yield of the Betting Duty for November, 1927, December, 1927, and January, 1928; the number of bookmakers' certificates renewed; the number of entry certificates renewed;
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and the number of Inland Revenue officials employed in checking Betting Duty returns at places for which certificates of entry have been issued?
§ Mr. CHURCHILLThe net revenue derived from betting taxation in the months referred to by my hon. Friend was approximately as follows:
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£ November, 1927 … … 368,300 December, 1927 … … 109,700 January,1928 … … 44,100 The numbers of personal and entry certificates issued up to 31st December, 1927, for the year 1927–28 (including renewals, which are not separately recorded) were:
Personal certificates … 10,713 Entry certificates … 6,576 As regards the last part of the question, the work of checking Betting Duty returns at places for which certificates of entry have been issued is performed by a varying number of officers of Customs and Excise in conjunction with their other duties.