§ Mr. Lyonsasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he can state the approximate net revenue from duties on home-made and imported beer and homemade and imported spirits, respectively, and imported wine, British wine, sweets, and hops for the year 1938?
§ Sir J. SimonThe approximate net revenue derived from the specified articles during the calendar year ended 31st December, 1938, was as follows:770W
£ Beer: Home-made 62,266,000 Imported 3,304,000 Total 65,570,000 Spirits: Home-made 30,536,000 Imported 4,581,000 Total 35,117,000 Wine, Imported 4,818,000 Sweets, including British wines 516,000 Hops and Hop Extracts 177,000