§ Sir W. de FRECEasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the total receipts of the Entertainments Duty for each of the first six months of the present year and give the comparative figures for the same periods in 1923?
§ Mr. SNOWDENThe receipts from Entertainments Duty in Great Britain for each of the first six months of the years 1923 and 1924 were as follow:
£ £ 1923. 1924. January … … 947,916 930,153 February … … 802,455 817,328 March … … 905,207 761,315 April … … 822,677 778,000 May … … 731,759 766,000 June … … 668,046 372,000 The figures for April, May and June of this year are approximate.