§ Mr. CREANasked the Secretary to the Treasury if he will state the total amount of spirits manufactured in England, Scotland, and Ireland, respectively, for the year ending the 30th September, 1915, namely, distilleries manufacturing yeast using patent stills with or without pot stills; using pot stills only; distilleries not manufacturing yeast using patent stills with or without pot stills; using pot stills only?
Mr. McKINNON WOODThe total quantity of spirits manufactured in England, Scotland, and Ireland, respectively, in the year ending 30th September, 1915, was as follows:
— England. Scotland. Ireland. United Kingdom Number of Distilleries Proof Gallons. Number of Distilleries Proof Gallons. Number of Distillers Proof Gallons. Number of Distilleries Proof Gallons. Distilleries Manufacturing Yeast— Using Patent Stills, with or without Pot Stills 3 3,544,595 8 11,982,241 5 6,695,525 16 22,222,361 Using Pot Stills only — — — — — — — — Distilleries not Manufacturing Yeast— Using Patent Stills, with or without Pot Stills 5 8,493,800 3 6,790,589 2 2,915,106 126 25,393,156 Using Pot Stills only — — 102 7,193,661 14 8 12,038,395 113 25,966,491 21 9,610,631 142 47,615,517