§ MR. GINNELL (Westmeath, N.)To ask the Secretary of the Treasury, if he will set out in quarterly periods, from the 1st November, 1903, to the present time, the sums drawn under the Land Act of 1903 from the guarantee fund for the whole of Ireland, in order to show the growth of these losses.
§ (Answered by Mr. Runciman.) The following statement shows the sums drawn from and repaid to the guarantee
| Quarter ended. | Arrears of Annuities and deficiency of Income. | Drawn for excess stock. | Total. Drawn (+), Repaid (-). | ||
| Drawn. | Repaid. | Net amount drawn (+) or repaid (-). | |||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| 31st December, 1903 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31st March, 1904 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30th June, 1904 | — | — | — | 9,910 | + 9,910 |
| 30th September, 1904 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31st December, 1904 | — | — | — | 9,908 | + 9,908 |
| 31st March, 1905 | 787 | 262 | + 525 | — | + 525 |
| 30th June, 1905 | — | 190 | - 190 | 19,350 | + 19,160 |
| 30th September, 1905 | 10,395 | 151 | + 10,244 | — | + 10,244 |
| 31st December, 1905 | — | 4,400 | - 4,400 | 19,349 | + 14,949 |
| 31st March, 1906 | 10,523 | 11,361 | - 838 | — | 838 |
| 30th June, 1906 | — | 3,859 | - 3,859 | 22,661 | + 18,802 |
| 30th September, 1906 | 7,478 | 970 | + 6,508 | — | + 6,508 |
| 31st December, 1906 | 10,969 | 4,560 | + 6,409 | 35,130 | + 41,539 |
| 31st March, 1907 | 59,328 | 5,440 | + 53,888 | — | + 53,888 |
| 99,480 | 31,193 | + 68,287 | 116,308 | +184,595 | |
| The above table includes the amountsdrawn from the development grant in respect of excess stock. |
§ The £68,287 drawn from Death Duty, etc., grants is less than the amount given in answer to the hon. Member on 22nd † ultimo by £2,709, the arrears repaid to the guaranteed fund after 31st January, 1907.