§ Dr. SALTERasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the quantity of spirits used, respectively, for the manufacture of recognised medical preparations or for scientific purposes in respect of which a rebate of duty was granted under Sec- 791W tion 4 of the Finance Act, 1918, as amended, during the latest available financial year?
§ Mr. COOPERThe quantity of spirits upon which rebate was paid under Section 4 of the Finance Act, 1918, as amended, during the year ended 31st March, 1934, on the ground that the spirits were used in the manufacture or preparation of recognised medical preparations, or for scientific purposes, was 584,000 proof gallons. Information is not available as to the quantities used under the respective heads.
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Vacancies filled* by Employment Exchanges and Juvenile Employment Bureaux in Kent during the 12 months ended 26th June, 1934. Employment Exchange Area.† Men. Boys. Women. Girls. Total. Ashford 456 65 63 46 630 Bexley Heath 2,338 169 181 77 2,765 Borough Green† 331 — 237 — 568 Bromley 2,539 329 479 266 3,613 Canterbury 1,390 106 264 110 1,876 Chatham 5,200 830 669 356 7,055 Cranbrook 284 — 163 — 447 Dartford 1,945 750 376 400 3,471 Deal 486 18 76 14 594 Dover 1,422 157 244 261 2,084 Erith 2,664 385 265 135 3,449 Faversham 2,145 23 925 1 3,094 Folkestone 993 250 766 264 2,273 Gravesend 1,082 341 387 345 2,155 Herne Bay 724 25 104 22 875 Hythe† 314 7 321 Maidstone 1,285 299 1,358 242 3,184 Margate 3,065 245 4,085 309 7,704 Orpington† 1,038 89 1,127 Penge 1,293 389 948 243 2,873 Ramsgate 1,343 174 1,631 230 3,378 Sandwich 258 6 79 10 353 Seveuoaks 543 38 23 31 635 Sheerness 1,066 204 52 92 1,414 Sidcup 548 412 445 289 1,694 Sittingbourne 768 30 74 32 904 Snodland† 175 — 2 177 Tonbridge 1,016 124 170 95 1,405 Tunbridge Wells 2,627 239 430 214 3,510 Westerham† 206 — 4 — 210 West Malling† 102 — 7 — 109 Whitstable 299 45 98 19 461 * The figures relate to vacancies, and the number of separate individuals concerned is not known. † The figures given for each Employment Exchange Area include those for the Juvenile Employment Bureau for the area, except in the cases of Borough Green, Hythe, Orpington, Snodland, Westerham and West Mailing, in which districts vacancies for juveniles are dealt with at Juvenile Employment Bureaux within the areas of other Employment Exchanges included in the list.