HC Deb 03 August 1898 vol 15 cc1205-6
MR. E. S. STEVENSON

I beg to ask the Secretary to the Treasury whose business it is to notify to the additional Land Tax Commissioners, appointed under the Laud Tax Commissioners' Names Act, the fact of their appointment; and whether he is aware that the numerous Land Tax Commissioners, who have been appointed in years gone by, have never been apprised of the fact, and have never been summoned to perform any duties?

THE SECRETARY TO THE TREASURY (Sir J. T. HIBBERT,) Oldham

The Commissioners of Inland Revenue do at present and will continue to forward copies of The Gazette containing additional names to the respective clerks to Commissioners of Land Tax. I am not aware that the clerks have not been in the habit of apprising the Commissioners of Land Tax of their appointment; but the Board of Inland Revenue will now and in future, on each occasion of fresh appointments, definitely request them to do so.