§ Mr. HANCOCKasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he can give the 1933W total amount received by the Treasury from the tax on tea, sugar, coffee and cocoa, respectively, for the years 1919–20, 1920–21, and 1921–22, and the rate of tax in each case?
Article. Duty. Net amount of duty received 1919–20. 1920–21. 1921–22. £ £ £ Tea 1s. lb. 17,747,061 16,861,207 17,581,656 Sugar 25s. 8d. cwt. 38,174,815 27,808,579 34,573,397 Coffee Not kiln dried, roasted or ground, 42s. cwt. 621,160 566,817 597,268 Kiln dried, roasted or ground, 6d. lb. Cocoa 42s. cwt. 2,474,311 1,792,829 1,865,091 Husks and Shells, 6s. cwt. Cocoa Butter, 4½d. lb. As from 2nd June, 1919, in the case of tea, and as from 1st September, 1919, as regards the remaining articles, the above rates of duty were reduced by one-sixth in respect of goods of Empire origin and consignment.