The sum total of the takings of that industry amounts to about £150,000,000; the expenses amount to £145,000,000; the profits, therefore, in round figures, are £5,000,000.
We are also told that there has been a large diminution of drunkenness, and that greyhound racing has lowered the takings of the adjacent public-houses.
The national income of this country has increased tenfold, and the surtax rates have trebled, and the surtax takings have increased twice.
The proposal to abolish the standard method of reckoning gross takings would impact on those retailers, including mail order companies, which provide self-financed credit facilities.
I will digress slightly to make the observation that those public houses that have either banned or curtailed smoking have increased their takings.
The average annual takings of a jackpot machine are estimated to be at least £7,500.
There are two kiosks within a quarter of a mile and takings would need to be increased to justify a third.
The north-west has realised that retailing stories of doom and gloom will not increase takings.
