§ Mr. MILLARasked the Secretary to the Board of Trade if he can state the quantity of spirits in bond in 1914 before the outbreak of hostilities, as compared with the quantity of spirits now in bond?
Mr. ROBERTSOn 01st July, 1914, the quantity of spirits in bond was 158½ million proof gallons. The latest available figures are those for February, at the end of which month the quantity in bond was 156– million proof gallons.