§ Mr. DAYasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the yield of the Betting Duty as received by the Treasury for the year ended to the last convenient date, giving the separate amount of duty which was paid at the separate rates?
Mr. SAMUELThe approximate amounts derived from the Betting Duty at the separate rates during the year ended 31st October, 1928, were as follow:
Rate. Amount. 1 per cent … … 39,000 2 per cent … … 892,500 3½ per cent … … 1,347,500 Total … … 2,279,000