§ Major ARCHER-SHEEasked the President of the Board of Trade the total number of gallons of wine imported in cask from Australasia and South Africa, respectively, during the year 1911, and what was the average value in bond, per gallon, of the wine imported from France and of the wine imported from Australasia and South Africa; and what was the amount of duty collected on the French wine and the Australasian and South African wines, respectively?
Mr. BUXTONIn 1911, 959,075 gallons of wine were imported in casks from Australasia and 1,842 gallons from British South Africa. The average value of wine in bond imported from France, Australasia, and British South Africa, and the net amount of duty collected on French and Australian wines are shown in the following statement:—
Country from which Consigned. Average Value of Wine. Net Amount of Duty Collected. Imported in Cask. All Wine Imported. On Wine Imported in Cask. On all Wine Imported. s. d. s. d. £ £ France 3 3.1 12 10.9 122,641 329,613 Australasia 3 2.8 3 3.2 50,549 50,907* British South Africa 6 9.7 8 2.7 Information not available. * The quantity of wine from Australia retained for home consumption in respect of which this duty was received was 811,038 gallons.