§ Captain STRICKLANDasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury the quantities of each of the categories of hydrocarbon oils retained for home consumption during the year ended 31st March, 1936; and what were the net receipts of duty in respect thereof?
§ Mr. W. S. MORRISONThe quantities of each category of hydrocarbon oils retained for home consumption, and the respective net receipts of duty derived therefrom, during the year ended 31st March, 1936 (rounded off to the nearest thousand gallons or thousand pounds) were, approximately, as follow:—
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— Approximate Quantity retained for Home Consumption. Approximate Net Receipts. Light Oils (Customs). Gallons. £ Petroleum Spirit: Motor Spirit 1,220,283,000 40,676,000 Other Spirit 20,675,000 689,000 Coal Tar Products: Benzol 267,000 9,000 Naphtha 2,000 — Other Sorts — — Turpentine 4,756,000 159,000 Heavy oils for mixing with light oils. 6,000 — Other Hydrocarbon Oils. 18,000 1,000 Oil in composite articles. 128,000 4,000 Total 1,246,135,000 41,538,000 Deduct Net amount paid to Isle of Man. (a) — 49,000 Net Receipts — 41,489,000 Heavy Oils Excise.—Taxed stocks on 25th April, 1933. (b) 197,000 1,000 Customs. Petroleum Oil: Road Fuel Oil (c) 26,054,000 868,000 Other Fuel Oil 279,464,000 1,164,000 Crude Oil 2,536,000 11,000 Kerosene (d) 195,559,000 815,000 Lubricating Oil 101,289,000 422,000 Gas Oil 74,978,000 312,000 Other Sorts 7,817,000 33,000 Coal Tar Products 55,000 — Other Oils 174,000 1,000 Oil in composite articles. 1,906,000 8,000 Total Customs.. 689,832,000 3,634,000 Total Customs and Excise. 690,029,000 3,635,000 Grand Total — 45,124,000 (a)Estimated difference between amounts collected in and allocated to the Isle of Man. (b) Details under the various descriptions are not available. The duty shown represents arrears paid during the year ended 31st March, 1936, in respect of quantities cleared for consumption in earlier years. (c) Not separately distinguished prior to 8th August, 1935 (d) Previously described as "Lamp Oil."