§ MR. STANLEY LEIGHTONasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury, Whether he will inform, the House, in 539 respect to intestates estates reverting to the Crown, what was the total amount of money unclaimed arising from the estates of persons dying without known next of kin at the time of the passing of "The Treasury Solicitors' Act, 1876" and, what is the amount which has accrued since the passing of that Act?
§ MR. COURTNEYOn the 1st of January, 1877, the accumulations on the Crown's Nominee Account were £167,700. A little time ago, as I told the hon. Member quite recently, they were £250,000. Since then, I believe, they have been considerably reduced. The greater part of this amount arises from estates of persons of whom it is known that they have no next of kin, being illegitimate.