MR. JEFFREYS (Hants, Basingstoke)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether, before the Motion for the Second Reading of the Established Church (Wales) Bill, he will lay upon the Table of the House a Return, by parishes and counties, of the property of the Church in Wales in glebe and tithe rent-charge, showing in each case whether such property would be devoted by the Bill to parochial purposes or to the central fund; and whether he would include in such Return a statement of the tithe rent-charge in each parish belonging to Colleges and schools, or to lay impropriators?
MR. ARNOLD FORSTER (Belfast, W.)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will grant the Return on this day's Paper as to the sums spent on the restoration of the Welsh cathedrals?
MR. D. THOMAS (Merthyr Tydfil)I beg to ask also the right hon. Gentleman if he will grant the Return, standing on the Paper this day, relating to the Revenues of the Welsh Church; will he also in the Return show the population of each parish?
THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT (Mr. ASQUITH, Fife, E.)I am in communication with the Ecclesiastical Commissioners as to the possibility of getting a Return such as that suggested by the hon. Member. I am not certain whether it will be feasible to obtain the information within a reasonable time. I will ask hon. Gentlemen to postpone these questions until Tuesday next.