HC Deb 08 August 1918 vol 109 cc1562-3W
Sir A. WILLIAMSON

asked the Secretary to the Treasury if he will state the total quantities of British plain spirits in bond in Customs and Excise collections in Scotland on 31st January, 1917, and 31st October, 1917, distinguishing the quantities in distillers' and general warehouses?

Mr. BALDWIN

The figures asked for are as follows:

Collections. 31st January, 1917. 31st October, 1917.
In Distillers' Warehouses. In General Warehouses. In Distillers' Warehouses. In General Warehouses.
Proof Galls. Proof Galls. Proof Galls. Proof Galls.
Aberdeen C. & E. 3,044,667 976,686 2,846,692 963,511
Ayr C. 34,845 28,092
Campbeltown *E. 6,848,589 306,464 6,270,090 253,810
Dumfries E. 283,349 162,850 264,393 172,432
Dundee C. & E. 708,468 508,968
Edinburgh E. 10,712,438 5,225,193 9,188,148 4,570,160
Elgin E. 17,306,306 982,330 16,635,681 928,653
Glasgow C. 2,594,787 2,474,680
Glasgow E. 3,536,261 13,719,251 3,277,925 12,558,053
Grangemouth C. & E. 5,759,859 531,211 5,241,074 456,633
Greenock C. & E. 2,967,086 1,520,674 2,687,495 1,447,461
Inverness C. & E. 5,921,068 98,140 5,614,102 88,531
Leith C. 1,930,233 1,784,974
Perth E. 2,147,052 2,308,151 1,992,347 2,015,699
Stirling E. 12,039,062 310,177 10,263,134 325,293
Other Collections† C. 56,206 45,515
70,565,737 31,465,666 64,281,081 28,622,465
* Campbeltown Collection includes Islay and Jura.
† The "Other Collections C" are Ardrossan, Bo'ness and Granton.