HC Deb 29 October 1919 vol 120 c677W
Mr. SITCH

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will state the amounts

Year ended 31st March. Wine. Spirits. Beer.
Imported Home-made. Total. Imported. Home-made. Total.
£ £ £ £ £ £ £
1914 … 1,152,291 4,435,500 19,539,777 23,975,277 31,643 13,622,971 13,654,614
1915 … 1,004,333 4,972,005 20,302,500 25,274.505 25,104 15,856,412 15,881,516
1916 … 1,077,870 5,323,780 21,515,014 26,838,794 23,172 33,747,269 33,770,441
1917 … 887,831 4,171,421 13,843,085 18,014,506 4,802 31,567,940 31,572,742
1918 … 780,914 3,484,655 7,111,807 10,596,462 27 19,108,603 19,108,690
1919 … 1,409,233 5,579,039 18,663,117 24,242,156 182 25,423,393 25,423,575

Mr. MacVEAGH

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will give comparative figures showing the clearances from bond of foreign spirits and home spirits, respectively, month by month, for each of the last six months for

Month. 1918 1919
Imported Spirits. Home-made Spirits. Total. Imported spirits. Home-made Spirits * Total.
Pf. gall. Pf. gall. Pf. gall. Pf. gall. Pf. gall. Pf. gall.
April … … 294,000 899,000 1,193,000 408,000 1,304,000 1,712,000
May … … 363,000 973,000 1,336,000 454,000 1,242,000 1,696,000
June … … 259,000 785,000 1,044,000 345,000 1,123,000 1,468,000
July … … 231,000 1,070,000 1,301,000 384,000 1,377,000 1,761,000
August … 218,000 1,008,000 1,226,000 589,000 1,165,000 1,754,000
September … 184,000 1,072,000 1,256,000 212,000 1,131,000 1,343,000
* These quantities re provisional.