§ Mr. DUCKWORTHasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury the total amounts of customs and excise revenue received by the Treasury from silk and artificial silk for April, May and June, 1928, and as many later months as possible, under the various headings of this tax, including the amount of drawbacks refunded in the same months?
Mr. SAMUELThe information required is given in the following table.
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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 month from April, 1928, to September, 1928, inclusive. Silk (Imported). Artificial Silk (Imported). Month. Cocoons and Waste. Raw. Yarn. Tissues. Waste. Singles, Yarn and Straw. Doubled or Twisted Thread. Tissues. 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. 1928. £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ April … 12,571 13,670 16,947 191,671 355 18,749 387 117,399 98,297 470,046 49,411 420,635 135,046 555,681 May … 10,788 21,127 17,043 209,459 121 27,183 311 117,977 110,402 514,411 81,834 432,577 97,029 529,606 June … 11,790 17,624 19,166 180,036 165 27,021 346 89,870 98,992 445,010 62,274 382,736 150,908 533,644 July … 9,314 15,944 14,450 177,304 603 25,085 390 95,125 83,856 422,071 81,030 341,041 158,270* 499,311* August … 11,802 14,773 14,481 178,683 539 24,029 250 94,430 102,027 441,014 80,918 360,096 133,195* 493,291* September … 11,077 16,846 11,014 188,274 400 19,568 198 107,692 115,486 470,555 77,624 392,931 98,879* 491,810* * The figures for July, August and September are provisional.