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J* LICENSED VICTUALLERS, &c.
RETURN to an Order of tbe Honourable The House of Commons,
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dated 9 February 1841 ;—for, RETURNS of Memorials or Petitions made by or on behalf of the LicExNsed Vic¬ tuallers oi Ireland, to the Lords of the Tieasury, from the 1st day of October 1838 till the 1st day of January 1841, claiming to have every Licence granted to them to carry on Trade at the same Rate, and in the same Manner, as are granted to their Fellow-Traders in England and Scotland, with the Answers given : Of Memorials or Petitions made by or on behalf of the Licensed Victuallers of Ireland to the Commissioners of Excise, for the same Period, relative to the Penalties inflicted on them, and the Losses and Injuries suffered by reason of their being deprived of the Privilege in Trade enjoyed by their Fellow-Traders in England and Scotland; together with all Answers or Orders made thereon : Of the Rates of Licences chargeable on a Licensed Victualler in England or Scotland (holding a Licence to sell Tea, Coffee, Cocoa Nuts, Chocolate and Pepper), in a House valued under Ten Pounds per Year, for the Sale of Beer by Retail, to be consumed upon the Premises; also, for the Sale of Spirits by Retail; also, for the Sale of Wine by Retail: Of the Rates chargeable on a similar Trader in Ireland: Of the Number of Persons licensed to sell Beer, Wine, and Spirits by Retail, to be consumed on the Premises, who also hold Licences to sell Tea, Coffee, Cocoa Nuts, Chocolate and Pepper, on one and the same Premises, in England and Scotland respectively; with the Rate of Excise Licences payable thereon for the Year ending the 10th day of October 1840 : Similar RETURN for Ireland: RETURN of the Number of Cases in England and Scotland, from October 1838 till
October 1840, in which the Licences originally granted to Licensed Victuallers have been transferred to Heirs, Executors, Administrators, Wife, Child, or Assigns; said Return to state the Statutes or Authority under which such Heirs', &c, Claims to such Transfers are made and allowed : Similar RETURN fox Ireland, and said Return to state if there be any and what Provision made by Law for affoiding or securing to Heirs, Executors, Administrators, Wife, Child, or Assigns in Ireland, transfer of the Licences to jetail Beer, Spirits, or Wine, to be consumed on the Premises, originally granted to the Parent, Husband, or Assigner of the House : RETURN of the Value of the respective Houses within the Excise Collection of the City of London, as assessed to the Poor's Rate, occupied by Persons licensed to sell Spirituous Liquors by Retail; showing also the Value fixed by the Officers of Excise on said Llouses, in charging the Rate of Spirit Retail Licence on granting, issuing, or renewing such Licences; said Return to state and set forth whether the Excise adopt the Valuation on the Poor's Rate or not : Similar RETURN for the respective Houses similarly licensed within the Excise Col¬ lection of Dublin; said Return likewise to state and set forth whether the Excise adopt the Valuation fixed or made by the Poor Law Guardians as their Criterion of Value for charging the Excise Licence or not: RETURN of the Number of Gallons of Foreign and Colonial Spirits respectively bonded in the United Kingdom on which Duty has not been paid, owing to Leakage, Soakage, reduced Strength, or other incidental Causes, for the Year ending the 5th day of October 1840: Like RETURN for Home-made Spirits in Great Britain and Ireland, for the YTear ending the 5th day of October 1840.
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(Mr.
0'Cornell.)
Ordered, by The House of Commons, to be Printed,
29 April 1841.
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