§ Mr. PIELOUasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the amount of revenue collected by the Customs and Excise Department for the year ending March, 1923, and the cost of such collection?
§ Major BOYD - CARPENTERThe amount of revenue collected by the Customs and Excise Department in the year ended 31st March, 1923, was-£280,318,000. The estimated cost of the Department, which includes the cost of certain non-revenue services, in the same year was £5,220,000.