§ 30. Mr. NEWMANasked how many provisional original valuations under the Finance (1909–10) Act, 1910, were issued in Great Britain and Ireland, respectively, up to 30th september, 1912; the total cost of all the provisional original valuations issued in Great Britain and Ireland, respectively, up to that date; and accordingly the average cost for Great Britain and Ireland, respectively, of each provisional original valuation issued up to that date; and why the average cost is so high in the case of Ireland, where all the information was stated to be already available?
§ Mr. LLOYD GEORGEUp to 30th September last, 2,583,453 provisional valuations, relating to 3,256,568 hereditaments were issued in Great Britain, and about 25,000 provisional valuations in Ireland. The functions of the Valuation Department both in Great Britain and Ireland are not confined to the making of the original valuations under the Finance 837 (1909–10) Act, 1910, and I am therefore unable to furnish the other information asked for by the hon. Member.
§ Mr. NEWMANMay I ask the right hon. Gentleman if it is not the case that a million valuations have to be made in Ireland, and what is the nature of the provisional valuation made in each of these cases; and further, seeing that only 25,000 valuations have been made up till now, how long it will take to complete the million valuations?
§ Mr. SPEAKERThe hon. Gentleman had better put his question on the Paper.