§ MR. MOSSI beg to ask Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he can state what was the amount of royalty first charged by the Government to Mr. Pritchard Morgan when the Gwynfynydd Gold Mine, situated near Dolgelly, North Wales, was first opened; and what is the amount of the royalties paid in the aggregate to Government upon that mine.
§ SIR M. HICKS BEACHThe royalty first charged on the Gwynfynydd Gold 963 Mine was one-thirtieth, or 3⅓ per cent. It was subsequently reduced to one-fiftieth, or 2 per cent., in common with all other gold mines on lands within which the Crown does not own the base metals. The aggregate royalties paid to the Crown on that mine since it was opened, being a period of thirteen and a quarter years, amount to £2,242 16s. 5d.
§ MR. MOSSI beg to ask Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he can state what is the total amount paid to the Government for fees, take notes, and leases of gold mining properties in North Wales other than the Gwynfynydd Gold Mine, and what is the total product of gold in North Wales.
§ SIR M. HICKS BEACHThe total amount paid to the Crown in the year to 31st March last for fees was £141 9s. 6d., and for dead rents and royalties, £2,131 16s. 2d. The total product of gold for that year was 11,609½ ounces. Nothing was received from the Gwynfynydd Mine for the year in question.