§ Sir JOHN DEWARasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer on what figures he bases his estimate of the contribution per head of the population in England, Scotland and Ireland, of the additional revenue expected to be derived from the increased duty on spirits and licence duties in 1909-10?
§ Mr. LLOYD-GEORGEThe apportionment of the additional revenue estimated to be derived from spirits is made in the same proportions as the figures of "True Contribution," shown in the annual Financial Relations Return (House of Commons Paper No. 216 of 1908). The estimated yield of the licence duties in the three Kingdoms is based upon such statistics as are available of the number and annual value of licensed premises, but these are very incomplete, and the estimate is therefore subject to revision when fuller information has been obtained.