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Mr. HANCOCK
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he can give the number of licences issued to brewers and spirit distillers, respectively, for each year since 1913?
Major BOYD - CARPENTER
The figures are as follow:
| Year ended 31st March. | Number of licences issued. | |||
| Brewers. | Distillers. | |||
| 1913 | … | … | 3,941 | 193 |
| 1914 | … | … | 3,746 | 190 |
| 1915 | … | … | 3,556 | 186 |
| 1916 | … | … | 3,370 | 185 |
| 1917 | … | … | 3,234 | 181 |
| 1918 | … | … | 3,151 | 181 |
| 1919 | … | … | 3,057 | 175 |
| 1920 | … | … | 2,914 | 175 |
| 1921 | … | … | 2,670 | 175 |
| 1922 | … | … | 2,484 | 176 |
| 1923 | … | … | 2,317 | 172 |