§ Sir JOHN SPEARasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the annual amount of the local taxation licences collected by county councils in England and Wales since those bodies collected this revenue?
§ Mr. MONTAGUThe amounts collected by county and county borough councils in England and Wales in respect of Local Taxation Licence Duty since the 1st January, 1909, are as follows:
£ s. d. Quarter to 31st March, 1909 1,229,983 0 6 Year to 31st March, 1910 1,726,318 6 6 Year to 31st March, 1911 *2,072,186 12 0 Year to 31st March, 1912 2,052,160 5 6 Year to 31st March, 1913 2,153,588 8 5 * This amount includes a certain amount received in respect of Motor Car Duty proper to the year 1909–10.