§ MR. EDMUND ROBERTSONI beg to ask Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the estimated number of persons paying income-tax on incomes of £700 a year or over.
§ THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER (Mr. AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN,) Worcestershire, E.It is not possible to make any trustworthy estimate, either of the total number of persons who pay income-tax or if the number of persons who pay tax on incomes exceeding any given amount.