§ 66. Mr. LUNNasked the Secretary for Mines what was the total amount paid in royalty rents and wayleaves from the whole of the mines in Yorkshire for the quarter ending 31st March, 1921; what was the average amount per ton and how much of this sum was assessable for local rates; and what was the total tonnage of minerals raised during the same period in the county, and the percentage of such amount raised from mines where the mining companies owned the land?
§ The SECRETARY for MINES (Mr. Bridgeman)The total amount paid in royalty rents and wayleaves from the whole of the mines in Yorkshire for the quarter ended 31st March, 1921, was £193,275, and the average amount per ton disposable commercially was 5½d. The total quantity of coal raised during the same period was 9,323,000 tons, but the tonnage raised from mines where the mining companies owned the land cannot be separately stated. Royalty rents and wayleaves are not assessable for local rates in Yorkshire.