§ 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 June, 1928, to the end of December, 1928, under the various headings of these taxes, including the amounts 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 months from 1st June, 1928, to 31st December, 1328. 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. Double or twisted thread. Tissues. 1928. £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ 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 80,918 360,096 134,125 494,221 September … 11,077 16,846 11,014 188,274 400 19,568 198 107,692 115,486 470,555 77,624 392,931 99,990* 492,921* October … 11,053 21,587 14,128 200,026 546 31,398 320 129,022 121,251 527,081 98,490 428,591 111,296* 539,887* †Ded. 2,250 November … 10,339 23,307 17,167 157,239 1,281 21,588 397 108,637 109,517 449,472 98,402 351,070 116,232* 467,302* December … 13,437 23,569 15,067 147,605 1,205 16,176 53 103,525 81,151 401,788 81,674 320,114 119,145* 439,259* * Provisional figures. † This deduction is due to amendment of entry being allowed in respect of certain importations of "Singles yarn" which at the time of entry were described as "Doubled or twisted thread."