§ Mr. WILLIAM THORNEasked the Secretary to the Treasury if he is aware that the loss to the revenue by the remission of Passenger Duty, under the Cheap Trains Act, 1883, in 1902, was £673,000, and between 1884–1902 amounted to £9,755,000, and to 1905 to £11,133,074; if he is aware that the annual loss to the revenue amounts to about £800,000; and if he can state the estimated amount of remission of duty, since 1883, to the London and North Western, Great Western, Great Eastern, Midland, Great Northern, Metropolitan, District, Great Central, London and Tilbury, Whitechapel and Bow, East London, North London, Waterloo and City, and the City and South London Railway Companies, respectively?
§ Mr. HOBHOUSEI am aware of the fact that the Act of 1883 gave considerable relief from Passenger Duty to railway companies, but, as indicated in my answer on the 16th instant, I have no official information which would enable me to check the accuracy of the figures given in the question, or to furnish the other information desired.