§ 43. Mr. GODFREY LOCKER-LAMPSONasked what are the items composing the increase of £700,000 in the Irish revenue in the past year; how much was due to new taxes; how much to revision of the system of computation adopted in preparing the Annual White Paper; how much to the inclusion of new revenue-producing services like the telephone service; and how much to the normal increase in revenue?
§ The POSTMASTER-GENERAL (Mr. Herbert Samuel)Presumably the hon. Member is referring to the increase in the true Irish revenue for 1911–12 (£10,688,000) over the average revenue for 1909–10 and 1910–11 (£9,960,500). The only new revenue-producing service which could affect the figures is the business transferred from the National Telephone Company, the receipts from which in 1911–12 were £29,500. The precise effect of the other causes mentioned in the question is obviously a matter which admits of con- 2460 siderable argument and could not be dealt with within the limits of question and answer.