HC Deb 07 July 1908 vol 191 cc1477-8
MR. KAVANAGH (Carlow)

I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland what is the present amount of the Sinking Fund of the Irish Land Purchase Act, l903.

MR. HOBHOUSE

The total accumulated Sinking Fund under the Irish Land Act, 1903, amounted on 31st May, 1908 (the latest date for which the figures are available), to £221,337, viz.—

£
In respect of advances 155,835
In respect of Excess Stock 32,385
In respect of Land Purchase Aid Fund 33,117

The Sinking Fund receipts in respect of the June Gale will increase the above total figure by £53,500, of which £46,000 will be for Advances, and £7,500 for Excess Stock.