§ MR. JOHN ELLIS (Nottinghamshire, Rushcliffe)To ask the President of the Local Government Board whether he will give the grand totals of columns 1 to 11, inclusive, for England and Wales respectively of Return No. 114, of Session 1904 (Indebtedness of Boroughs).
495 (Answered by Mr. Walter Long.) The total number of boroughs mentioned in column 1 of the Return is 319. The totals of the sums in columns 2 to 11 are as follows—
| £ | |
| Column 2 (outstanding loans in respect of water works, gas works, etc.) | 114,310,427 |
| Column 3 (outstanding loans in respect of other works and purposes) | 80,700,022 |
| Column 4 (overdrafts on bankers on capital account) | 7,233,548 |
| Column 5 (overdraft on bankers on revenue account) | 3,479,505 |
| Column 6 (total of outstanding loans and overdrafts) | 205,731,307 |
| Column 7 (amount standing to credit of sinking funds) | 11,960,956 |
| Column 8 (amount remaining due to the councils in respect of loans raised to advance to other local authorities) | 2,987,880 |
| Column 9 (estimated value of corporate property) | 241,135,270 |
| Column 10 (assessable value for purposes of the borough rate) | 64,798,316 |
| Column 11 (assessable value for purposes of the general district rate) | 61,409,825 |
§ In connection with the total amounts in columns 4 and 5, the observations in the fourth paragraph of the Memorandum prefixed to the Return should be borne in mind, and as regards the amounts stated in column 9 attention may be drawn to the remarks in column 12.