§ MR. EDMUND ROBERTSON (Dundee)I beg to ask Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the whole amount of the reduction of the National Debt affected through the redemption of the Land Tax and composition of Stamp Duty respectively.
§ MR. AUSTEN CHAMBERLAINThe amount of the National Debt redeemed up to the 31st March last by the operation of redemption of Land Tax was, £33,032,898; and by the composition of Stamp Duty £2,156;845, making a total of £35,189,743.