Mr. STANLEY WILSONasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he can state how many gallons of home-made spirits have been duty paid for consumption from 1st April to 30th October last, and the amount of duty received thereon; and a similar return for foreign-made spirits?
§ Mr. HOBHOUSEThe number of gallons of home-made and imported spirits duty paid for home consumption during the period from 1st April to 31st October last, and the amount of duty received thereon were:—
Quantity. Duty. Gallons. £ Home-made spirits 11,797,000 … 7,854,000 Imported spirits 2,263,000 … 1,576,000