EXCISE.

No. 106. QUANTITIES of the SEVERAL EXCISABLE ARTICLES, distinguishing and (III) RETAINED for HOME CONSUMPTION (e); also (IV) QUANTITY (Compiled from the Monthly Accounts relating to

(a) For spirits, chicory, glucose, table waters and artificial silk the figures represent the quantity made and in the other cases the quantities charged with duty.

(b) Frior to 1913 the quantity shown as "made" was the quantity on which the gross amount of duty was paid in the year while the quantity retained for consumption was based on the gross receipt of duty less drawbacks on beer exported, &c.; since then the "quantity made represents the number of barrels charged with duty, and the consumption represents this quantity less the quantity on which drawback, &c., has been paid.

(c) Includes about 1,030,000 gallons duty paid for use in munitions.

EXCISE.

(1) MADE or CHARGED with DUTY in the UNITED KINGDOM, (II) EXPORTED of SPIRITS remaining in BOND at the end of each YEAR.

Trade and Navigation of the United Kingdom.)

(d) Includes the quantities exported as Merchandise as well as those taken for Ships' Stores, etc. (e) Quantities calculated at a standard gravity of 1,055 degrees.

(e. Quantities on which duty was paid, less quantities on which drawback was allowed on the goods being exported, or warehoused for exportation, either as merchandise or as Ships' Stores.

(g) Duty repealed 4th August, 1921.

(A) Duty on Sugar and Molasses made from home-grown beet repealed 20th July, 1922. Reimposed 1st October, 1924. The Molasses figures for 1925 include all Molasses delivered since 1st October, 1924, including Molasses delivered for

non-datiable use.

(D) Duty repealed 1st May, 1923.

Duty on Sweetened Table Waters and Herb Beer repealed 1st August, 1924.

(k) Excluding the Irish Free State from 1st April, 1923.

(1) As from 1st July, 1925.

EXCISE.

No. 107.-QUANTITY of MALT, GRAIN, and other materials used in BREWING, and in DISTILLING, in the UNITED KINGDOM. (Compiled from the Reports of the Commissioners of Customs and Excise.)

(a) The quantities are inclusive of those used by private brewers chargeable with Beer Duty. (b) Includes a small quantity of "preparations of hops."

(c) Excluding Irish Free State.

LOANS FOR LOCAL WORKS, &c.

No. 108.-STATEMENT of LOANS for LOCAL WORKS, &c., showing for 31st March of each Year from 1912, the TOTAL SUMS ADVANCED, REPAID and REMITTED from 1792 to the close of each of such Years, and the TOTAL SUMS OUTSTANDING at the close of the same Years.

[Compiled from the Accounts of the Local Loans Fund.]

LOCAL TAXATION ACCOUNTS.

No. 109.-PAYMENTS TO LOCAL TAXATION ACCOUNTS, &c.

CERTAIN of these GRANTS represent PAYMENTS in respect of DUTIES which were assigned by various Acts to Local
Purposes. Prior to 1907-8, those Duties were paid direct to the Local Taxation Accounts, &c., but under
the Finance Act, 1907, they were paid to the Exchequer, and the equivalent thereof was made payable from the
Consolidated Fund. Under the "Finance (1909-10) Act, 1910," and the "Revenue Act, 1911," certain of these
payments have been fixed at the equivalent of the proceeds of the particular duties for the year 1908–9.

[Compiled from the Finance Accounts of the United Kingdom.]