§ MR. ANDERSONashed the Lord Advocate whether the Return latel presented to Parliament was intended to give an accurate and complete statement of the local taxation and expenditure of Scotland?
THE LORD ADVOCATE (Mr. J. B. BALFOUR)The Parliamentary Paper referred to by my hon. Friend contains only the Returns of Local Taxation in Scotland, now made for the first time under the Local Taxation Returns Act of last year. Returns applicable to the three subjects mentioned in the Question were previously required to be made by law, and such cases were exempted from the operation of the new Act. These Returns are consequently not included in the Paper referred to; but they will be presented separately, as they have hitherto been.
§ MR. ANDERSONMay I ask whether the learned Lord could arrange that these Returns should be given in one Report, so that it may be possible to see at once the total amount of local taxation in Scotland?
THE LORD ADVOCATE (Mr. J. B. BALFOUR)I shall see whether that can be done. It would plainly be very desirable.