§ MR. KELLY (Camberwell, N.)asked Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Whe- 588 ther he will allow the terms of the Rule recently made with a view of extending the interpretation of the Treasury Minute of February, 1884, giving exemption from the Inhabited House Duty to tenements under the annual value of £20, to be made public?
§ THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER (Mr. GOSCHEN) (St. George's, Hanover Square)The extension which has been made in the concession granted by the Treasury in February, 1884, is as follows:—Where several tenements each structurally separate, and which taken together fall short of £20 annual value, are occupied by the same tenant, they are exempted from payment of duty, just as they would be severally exempt if inhabited by several tenants.