asked the President of the Board of Trade what was the total importation of tea into the United Kingdom in 1913 and 1920, respectively, from foreign countries and the British Empire, upon which duty was paid; what was the total amount of duty paid in each year, and what was the rate for duty in 1913 and 1920, respectively; and
| Year. | — | Quantity. | Duty. | Rate of Duty. | ||||
| lbs. | £ | the lb. | ||||||
| 1913 | … | Foreign Countries | … | 41,245,000 | 860,000 | 5d. | ||
| British Possessions | … | 264,266,000 | 5,505,000 | |||||
| Total | … | 305,511,000 | 6,365,000 | |||||
| 1920 | … | Foreign Countries | … | 38,662,000 | 1,933,000 | Full. | Preferential. | |
| British Possessions | … | 353,686,000 | 14,848,000 | the lb. | the lb. | |||
| s. | d. | Five-sixths of full rate. | ||||||
| 392,348,000 | 16,781,000 | 1 | 0. | |||||
e.g., war-time restrictions) the quantities of tea on which duty is paid in any given
the quantity imported, and the value of cream of tartar, tartaric acid, citric acid, acetic acid, r. anthracene, tartar emetic, calcium ferrocyanide, r. naphthalene, sodium permanganate, r. ammonium phosphate, potassium permanganate, and sodium acetate?
The following statement gives the information desired by the hon. Member:whether for all practical purposes the total amount of tea upon which duty is paid in any one year is equivalent to the rate of consumption in that year?
The quantities of tea of foreign and Empire origin respectively, duty-paid for home consumption in the United Kingdom in each of the years 1913 and 1920, together with the amount of duty paid thereon, and the rate of duty, were:year may be regarded as representing approximately the consumption in that year.