§ Mr. THOMAS O'DONNELLasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether the tax on a barrel, 36 gallons, of beer would be 48s. instead of 7s. 9d. as at present if taxed on the same principles as whisky; and will he explain why this disparity exists between the taxation of an English and an Irish industry?
§ Mr. LLOYD-GEORGEAssuming the beer to have been brewed at the standard gravity of 55 degrees, and attenuated to a gravity of 8 degrees, the figures given by the hon. Member are approximately correct. I am afraid I cannot, within the limits of an answer to a question, deal with the second point raised by the hon. Member.