§ MR. A. K. LOYD (Berkshire, Abingdon)I beg to ask Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer whether his attention has been drawn to the correspondence which passed in May, 1902, and June of the present year between the secretary of the Buckland Friendly Society and the Treasury, in which the former complained of income-tax being deducted from the dividends on the society's investments, although the total income was below the statutory limit of £160; and whether any decision has been arrived at by the Treasury as to the exemption of the income of unregistered friendly societies from income-tax where the total income is below £160.
§ THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUE (Mr. AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN, Worcestershire, E.)I am consulting the Law Officers of the Crown on the subject. Perhaps the hon. Gentleman will put the Question down for a later date.