§ Rear-Admiral BEAMISHasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury if he will provide a statement showing, for the latest convenient period of 12 months, the approximate total sum that would have had to be paid in Customs Duty if the wines and spirits, exclusive of the spirit ration, embarked and consumed in His Majesty's ships had been subject to such duty?
§ Mr. PETHICK-LAWRENCEThe estimated amounts of duty in respect of wines and spirits allowed by the Customs to be shipped free of duty for officers' messes on His Majesty's ships for the year ended 31st December, 1930, are as follow:
£ Wine … … … 6,500 Spirits … … … 78,500