§ SIR THOMAS ESMONDEI beg to ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will state the annual amount paid by Ireland in respect of tithe rent-charge, quit rent, and Crown rent; and what portion of these payments is included in the Treasury Returns of Irish Revenue?
§ THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUERTithe rent-charge, so far as payable to the Land Commission, forms part of the "Church Fund," which, being a local Irish fund, is not included in the "financial relations figures. Crown rent and quit rent, so far as payable to the Commissioners of Woods, are included in the "financial relations" returns, and credited to Ireland. They amount to about £36,000 per annum.