MR, H. S. LEON (Bucks, N.)I beg to ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he is aware that in rural parishes, owing to the present method of collection, the taxpayer has no means of knowing the extent of the reduction allowed from his gross assessment, Schedules A and B, under the Finance Act, 1894; and, whether instructions can be given to the Surveyors of Taxes to issue to each parish collector a form showing the gross assessment in the first column, and the assessment less the reduction under the Act?
§ SIR W. HARCOURTAs all the demand notes have long since been issued for 1894–95, the proposed change cannot be made this year. I will consider before next year whether any change can conveniently be made which will afford more guidance to the tax-payer.