§ Mr. EVERARDasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the quantities of alcohol used by the perfumery trade for the years 1918, 1929, 1930, and 1931, and the amount of excise duties paid thereon in those years?
§ Major ELLIOTNo figures of the kind were collected for the year 1918. For 1929 and 1930 the approximate figures (which to some extent are estimated) are as follow:
Proof Gallons. Excise Duty. 1929 … 60,000 £222,000 1930 … 47,700 £176,000 The figures for 1931 are not yet available.