IMPERIAL PREFERENCE. (Hansard, 7 August 1925)

Mr. GUINNESS

The information desired by the hon. Member is given in the following table:

THE AMOUNT of duty collected at the full and preferential rate in respect of the commodities in which Imperial preference applies for the years 1921–22, 1922–23, 1923–24 and 1924–25 was as follows:—
Articles.	United Kingdom.	Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
1921–22.	1922–23.	1923–24.	1924–25.
At Full Rate of Duty.	At Preferential Rate of Duty.	Total.	At Full Rate of Duty.	At Preferential Rate of Duty.	Total.	At Full Rate of Duty.	At Preferential Rate of Duty.	Total.	At Full Rate of Duty.	At Preferential Rate of Duty.	Total.
	£	£	£	£	£	£	£	£	£	£	£	£
Chicory	86,000	—	80,000	67,000	—	67,000	88,000	—	88,000	37,000	—	37,000
Cocoa	526,000	1,339,000	1,865,000	309,000	981,000	1,290,000	331,000	927,000	1,258,000	219,000	450,000	669,000
Coffee	359,000	238,000	597,000	285,000	131,000	416,000	227,000	174,000	401,000	126,000	86,000	212,000
Dried Fruits	725,000	48,000	773,000	766,000	75,000	841,000	826,000	102,000	928,000	607,000	124,000	731,000
Spirits	5,112,000	6,441,000	11,553,000	3,872,000	4,715,000	8,587,000	3,858,000	5,035,000	8,893,000	3,575,000	4,654,000	8,229,000
Sugar	25,175,000	7,870,000	33,045,000	29,527,000	7,179,000	36,706,000	26,862,000	7,519,000	34,381,000	16,996,000	1,570,000	18,566,000
Molasses	681,000	56,000	737,000	711,000	34,000	745,000	724,000	26,000	750,000	336,000	13,000	349,000
Glucose	757,000	1,000	758,000	553,000	5,000	558,000	490,000	—	490,000	228,000	—	228,000
Saccharin	1,000	—	1,000	1,000	—	1,000	2,000	—	2,000	1,000	—	1,000
Sugar Composite Articles.	1,337,000	69,000	1,406,000	1,320,000	46,000	1,366,000	1,461,000	43,000	1,504,000	875,000	16,000	891,000
Tea	2,096,000	15,485,000	17,581,000	1,557,000	9,998,000	11,555,000	1,488,000	9,243,000	10,731,000	1,092,000	4,879,000	5,971,000
Tobacco	53,024,000	2,174,000	55,198,000	50,604,000	2,787,000	53,391,000	48,688,000	3,193,000	51,881,000	48,149,000	3,760,000	51,909,000
Wine	2,704,000	47,000	2,751,000	2,999,000	53,000	3,052,000	3,314,000	55,000	3,369,000	3,694,000	58,000	3,752,000
Cinematograph Films	253,000	1,000	254,000	269,000	2,000	271,000	288,000	1,000	289,000	42,000	—	42,000
Clocks, Watches and Parts.	449,000	1,000	450,000	538,000	—	538,000	541,000	1,000	542,000	Deduct^*48,000	—	Deduct^*48,000
Motor Cars, Motor Cycles and Parts	673,000	91,000	764,000	960,000	311,000	1,271,000	1,039,000	397,000	1,436,000	Deduct^*37,000	144,000	107,000
Musical Instruments and Parts.	228,000	2,000	230,000	346,000	1,000	347,000	322,000	1,000	323,000	9,000	—	9,000
^*Excess of repayments.

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