§ MR. L. HASLAM (Monmouth Boroughs)To ask Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he is a warn that on the 4th day of August, 1906, valuations of four licensed public houses in the borough of Newport (Mon.) were remitted to the Commissioners of Inland a Revenue for determination, and that up to the present time no decision has been obtained from the Commissioners, thus causing delay there in carrying out the provisions of The Licensing Act, 1904, and increasing the difficulty experienced by the justices in estimating the amount available for compensation purposes; and whether he will take such steps as may be necessary to expedite the decision of the Commissioners in this and like cases.
§ (Answered by Mr. Asquith.) The computation of compensation under the Licensing Act, 1904, in accordance with the principles laid down by the court, requires the collection of a great deal of detailed information, and this has made it impossible for the Board of Inland Revenue to proceed otherwise than slowly with the large number of cases referred to them in the year 1906. The cases referred from the borough of Newport (Mon.) have, however, now been dealt with, and the determinations of the Commissioners have been communicated to the compensation authority.