asked the Minister for Agriculture if he will state for each year to date (a) the amounts of the levy per pound on creamery butter and non-creamery butter, respectively; (b) the amounts, respectively, realised by such levies for Saorstát Eireann; and (c) the amounts realised or estimated to have been realised by such levies in County Kerry.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Levies on Creamery and Non-Creamery Butter.
Dr. Ryan
As the information asked for in (a) and (b) in the question comprises a great deal of tabular matter, I will have it circulated in the Official Report. The information necessary to deal with the third part of the question is not readily available, and the preparation of the required figures would entail a considerable amount of work. Moreover, even if the amount of levy on non-creamery butter paid by residents in County Kerry were ascertained, the information would be of little value, as there is no means of ascertaining the amount of levy appertaining to butter produced in County Kerry paid by merchants carrying on business outside that county.
1932-33.
RATES OF LEVY ON CREAMERY AND NON-CREAMERY BUTTER PRODUCED DURING THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH, 1933.
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RATES. |
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(1) Levy on Creamery and Non-Creamery butter in stock on 21st April, 1932 |
2d. per lb. |
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(2) Levy on Creamery and Non-Creamery butter produced from 21st April to 31st July, 1932, (except levy payable by scheduled societies and premises) |
2d. per lb. |
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Special levy payable by societies and premises scheduled under Section 5 of the Dairy Produce (Price Stabilisation) Act, 1932 |
½d. per lb. |
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(3) Levy on Creamery and Non-Creamery butter produced from 1st August to 30th November, 1932 (including levy payable by scheduled societies and premises) |
3d. per cwt. |
There was no levy on butter produced during the period from 1st December, 1932, to 31st March, 1933.
1933-34.
RATES OF LEVY ON BUTTER PRODUCED DURING THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH, 1934.
CREAMERY BUTTER.
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Period |
Rate |
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From 1st April to 31st July, 1933 |
3d. per lb. |
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From 1st August to 31st August, 1933 |
3¼d. per lb. |
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From 1st September to 31st October, 1933 |
2¾d. per lb. |
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From 1st November to 30th November, 1933 |
3d. per lb. |
The levy payable by scheduled societies was one-half of the rates shown above.
NON-CREAMERY BUTTER.
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Period |
Rate |
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From the 1st to the 12th April, 1933 |
3d. per lb. |
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From the 13th April to 31st August, 1933 |
2d. per lb. |
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From the 1st September to the 30th November, 1933 |
3d. per cwt. |
There was no levy on creamery or non-creamery butter produced during the period from 1st December, 1933, to 31st March, 1934.
1934-35.
RATES OF LEVY ON BUTTER PRODUCED DURING THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH, 1935.
CREAMERY BUTTER.
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Period |
Rate |
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From 1st April to 16th September, 1934 |
3½d. per lb. |
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From 17th September to 30th November, 1934 |
4d. per lb. |
The levy payable by scheduled societies as three-fourths of the rates shown above.
NON-CREAMERY BUTTER.
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Period |
Rate |
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From 1st April to 30th June, 1934 |
3d. per cwt. |
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Stocks at 30th June, 1934 |
2d. per lb. |
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From 1st July to 30th November, 1934 |
2d. per lb. |
There was no levy on creamery or non-creamery butter produced during the period from 1st December, 1934, to 31st March, 1935.
1935-36.
LEVY ON HOME SALES OF BUTTER DURING THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH, 1936.
CREAMERY BUTTER.
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Period |
Rates |
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Levy: |
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(1) On creamery butter manufactured after 31st March, 1935, and sold during the following periods:— |
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(a) From 1st April to 31st July, 1935 |
4 5/28d. per lb. |
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(b) Month of August, 1935 |
3¾d. per lb. |
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(c) 1st September to 30th November, 1935 |
3d. per lb. |
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(2) On creamery butter manufactured prior to the 1st December, 1935, and sold on or after that date |
3d. per lb. |
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(3) On creamery butter manufactured during the month of December, 1935, and sold on or after 1st December, 1935 |
2d. per lb. |
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(4) On creamery butter manufactured between 1st January, 1936, and 31st March, 1936, and sold on or before 31st March, 1936 |
1 1/14d. per lb. |
NON-CREAMERY BUTTER.
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Period |
Rates |
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Levy: |
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(1) On non-creamery butter acquired on or after 1st April, 1935, and sold during the period:— |
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(a) 1st April to 31st July, 1935 |
4?d. per lb. |
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(b) the month of August, 1935 |
3¾d. per lb. |
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(c) 1st September to 30th November, 1935 |
3d. per lb. |
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(2) On non-creamery butter manufactured prior to 1st December, 1935, and sold on or after that date |
3d. per lb. |
1935-36.
LEVY ON HOME SALES OF BUTTER DURING THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH, 1936.
NON-CREAMERY BUTTER.
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Period. |
Rates |
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Levy: |
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(3) On non-creamery butter manufactured during December, 1935, and sold on or after 1st December, 1935 |
2d. per lb. |
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There was no levy on home sales of non-creamery butter manufactured during the period from 1st January to 31st March, 1936. |
In addition to the foregoing rates, special rates of levy were fixed in respect of creamery and non-creamery butter cold stored under sanction of the Minister.
1936-37.
LEVY ON HOME SALES OF BUTTER DURING THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH, 1937.
(a) CREAMERY BUTTER.
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Period |
Rate |
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Levy: |
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(1) On creamery butter manufactured during the period from 1st January to 31st March, 1936, and sold in April and May, 1936 |
1 1/14d. per lb. |
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(2) On other creamery butter sold in April and May, 1936 |
3 15/28d. per lb. |
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(3) On creamery butter sold in June and July, 1936 |
3 3/14d. per lb. |
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(4) On creamery butter sold as from 1st August to 30th November, 1936 |
2¼d. per lb. |
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(5) On creamery butter manufactured on or before 30th November, 1936, and sold during the period 1st December, 1936, to 31st March, 1937 |
2¼d. per lb. |
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(6) On creamery butter manufactured on or after 1st December, 1936, and sold during the period 1st December, 1936, to 31st March, 1937 |
1 1/14d. per lb. |
(b) NON-CREAMERY BUTTER.
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Period. |
Rate. |
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Levy: |
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(1) On non-creamery butter manufactured on or before 30th November, 1935, and sold in April and May, 1936 |
3d. per lb. |
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(2) On non-creamery butter manufactured during December, 1935, and sold in April and May, 1936 |
2d. per lb. |
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(3) On non-creamery butter manufactured during the period from 1st January to 31st March, 1936, and sold in April and May, 1936 |
Nil. |
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(4) On non-creamery butter manufactured on or after 1st April, 1936, and sold during April and May, 1936 |
3d. per lb. |
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(5) On non-creamery butter sold during June and July, 1936 |
3d. per lb. |
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(6) On non-creamery butter sold during the period from 1st August to 30th November, 1936 |
2d. per lb. |
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(7) On non-creamery butter manufactured prior to 1st December, 1936, and sold during the period from 1st December, 1936, to 31st March, 1937 |
2d. per lb. |
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(8) On non-creamery butter manufactured on or after 1st December, 1936, and sold during the period from 1st December, 1936, to 31st March, 1937 |
Nil. |
In addition to the foregoing rates, special rates of levy were fixed in respect of creamery and non-creamery butter cold stored under sanction of the Minister.
AMOUNT OF LEVIES ON CREAMERY AND NON-CREAMERY BUTTER COLLECTED DURING THE FIVE FINANCIAL YEARS TO 1936-37.
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Creamery |
Non-Creamery |
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£ |
s. |
d. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
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1932-33 |
246,203 |
2 |
8 |
49,595 |
19 |
11 |
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1933-34 |
849,081 |
15 |
8 |
46,203 |
16 |
2 |
|
1934-35 |
1,174,449 |
4 |
4 |
57,956 |
8 |
7 |
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1935-36 |
512,612 |
0 |
7 |
33,864 |
10 |
8 |
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1936-37 |
458,465 |
11 |
10 |
33,521 |
4 |
6 |
NOTE.—Up to 31st March, 1935, levy was imposed on butter produced; as from 1st April, 1935, levy was imposed only on butter sold in the home market.