§ MR. STRACHEY (Somersetshire, S.)I beg to ask the Secretary to the Treasury whether he can state the amount received from royalty by the Duchy of Cornwall upon coal worked in the parish of Farrington Gurney, Somerset, and also the amount received from royalty upon coal worked in the parish of Clandown, Midsomer Norton, Somerset.
§ MR. AUSTEN CHAMBERLAINI regret that I am unable to give the information asked for, as the boundaries of the collieries which work coal belonging to the Duchy of Cornwall do not coincide with the parish boundaries, and coal of 1347 other owners is raised through the same shafts, the royalties upon such coal not being known to the Duchy officers. The total amount of royalties received by the Duchy is given in the accounts annually presented to Parliament.