§ MR. A. C. MORTONI beg to ask the President of the Local Government Board whether manors and manorial rights, with their profits of chief rents, heriots, and other privileges, are usually assessed to the poor and other rates; and, if not, will he cause a Circular to be sent to Clerks of Assessment Committees, calling their attention to the need of the annual value of all manors and manorial rights being: in future included in the valuation lists?
§ * THE PRESIDENT OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD (Mr. SHAW-LEFEVRE,) Bradford, CentralI am advised that manors and manorial rights, with their profits of chief rents, heriots, and other privileges, are not by law rateable to the poor rate, and I cannot, therefore, issue a Circular to Assessment Committees as suggested.
§ MR. A. C. MORTONWill the right hon. Gentleman bring in a Bill to make the properties rateable or assessable in cases in which an income is undoubtedly derived from them?
MR. SHAW-LEFEYREwas understood to reply that the question was a wide one, and if raised at all it would necessitate dealing with the whole subject.
§ MR. A. C. MORTONSurely the right hon. Gentleman is aware that rents are received, for instance, from the shootings on these properties?
MR. SHAW-LEFEYREI can only repeat that the question is a very important one, and I can add nothing to the answer I have already given.
§ MR. STOREY (Sunderland)I suppose the right hon. Gentleman is aware that ground rents are rated?
§ MR. SHAW-LEFEVREYes.