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Mr. WILSON-FOX
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will give the particulars of stock, production, and distribution of home-made spirits for the year ended 31st March, 1918, as usually given in Table 26 of the Report of the
| A PROVISIONAL STATEMENT of the Stock, Production and Distribution of Homemade Spirits in the year ended 31st March, 1918. | ||||||||||
| Stock and Production. | Distribution. | |||||||||
| Pf. galls. | Pf. galls. | |||||||||
| Pf. galls. | Potable Sprits retained for home consumption | … | … | … | 10,373,787 | |||||
| In Warehouse on 31st March, 1917 | … | … | 137,749,591 | Exported | … | … | … | … | 4,888,951 | |
| Exported as medicinal preparations | … | … | … | … | 243,449 | |||||
| Used for fortifying wines, for ships' stores, etc. | … | … | 1,152,663 | |||||||
| Distilled in 1917–18— | Used in arts and manufactures | 25,297,092 | ||||||||
| Pf. galls. | Methylated | … | … | … | 8,194,181 | |||||
| England | 9,966,297 | Deficiencies allowed, etc. | … | 3,592,591 | ||||||
| Scotland | 14,766,503 | 53,742,714 | ||||||||
| Ireland | 12,407,868 | 37,140,668 | Balance in warehouse on 31st March, 1918 | … | … | … | 121,147,545 | |||
| 174,890,259 | 174,890,259 | |||||||||
Commissioners of Customs and Excise, together with the number of proof gallons distilled in England, Scotland, and Ireland, respectively, during the same year?