§ Mr. REMERasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury the total amounts of Customs and Excise revenue received by the Treasury from silk and artificial silk from 1st November, 1927, to the end of May, 1928, under the various headings of these taxes, including the amount of drawbacks refunded in the same months.
Mr. SAMUELThe following statement gives the information for which my hon. Friend asks:
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STATEMENT showing the total amounts of Customs and Excise Revenue derived from the DUTIES ON SILK and ARTIFICIAL SILK during each of the months from November, 1927 to May, 1928, inclusive. Month. Silk (Imported). Artificial Silk (Imported). Articles made wholly or in part of Silk or Artificial Silk (Imported). Total Customs Receipts. Deduct Drawbacks. Net Customs Revenue Net Excise Revenue from Artificial Silk Yarn and Waste. Total. Cocoons and Waste. Raw. Yarn. Tissues. Waste. Singles Yarn and Straw. Doubled or Twisted Thread. Tissues. 1927. £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ November 12,425 13,620 14,760 173,165 988 19,948 1,282 92,318 101,591 430,097 91,037 339,060 98,870 437,930 December 11,784 18,711 17,341 152,030 1,138 17,367 296 84,437 87,853 390,957 88,805 302,152 120,131 422,283 1928. January 15,321 16,880 18,552 199,260 513 17,959 352 110,137 76,147 455,121 81,847 373,274 96,285 469,559 February 13,659 17,570 20,636 205,170 417 26,764 684 119,225 106,457 510,582 77,230 433,352 123,273 556,625 March 14,720 14,130 18,353 236,673 374 18,023 387 148,863 137,486 589,009 78,222 510,787 126,218 637,005 April 12,571 13,670 16,947 191,671 355 18,749 387 117,399 98,297 470,046 49,411 420,635 134,837* 555,472* May 10,788 21,127 17,043 209,459 121 27,183 311 117,977 110,402 514,411 81,834 432,577 92,352* 524,929* * The figures for April and May are provisional.