§ Mr. DAYasked the President of the Board of Trade the present retail price of first-grade petrol per imperial gallon in London, Paris, Madrid, Brussels, and Berlin; and has he any statistics that will show the amount of taxation or various surtaxes in each case?
§ Mr. TURNERThe retail price of first grade petrol in London is 1s. 6½. per imperial gallon, in Paris the average price is about 1s. 8½., in Madrid 1s 6¾d., and in Brussels 1s. 7½. In Berlin imported petrol is not first grade and its price is 1s. 4d., but motorists generally use a benzol-petrol mixture at a price of about 1s. 6½d. The above prices include taxation charges of 4d. per gallon in London, about 8½.-9d. in Paris, l½d. in Madrid, 5¾d. in Brussels, and 3d. in Berlin. In comparing the prices of petrol in foreign countries at different periods it should be borne in mind that when reduced to a common currency the prices may indicate changes which may be due to variations in the rates of Exchange.