§ 43. Mr. WRIGHTasked the Secretary for Mines the amount paid from 1228 mining royalties to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners for the years 1920 to 1925, inclusive?
§ Major BIRCHALL (representing the Ecclesiastical Commissioners)The Secretary for Mines has asked me to reply to this question. The amounts received by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners from mining royalties (including royalties on surface minerals and rents of surface for mining purposes) were as follow:
The figures for the year 1925 are not yet available, but the estimated amount is £415,000.
£ 1920 … … … … 452,000 1921 … … … … 298,000 1922 … … … … 426,000 1923 … … … … 459,000 1924 … … … … 465,000
§ Mr. WRIGHTMay I ask the hon. and gallant Member to use his influence with the Government in order to restrain outbursts of distinguished ecclesiastics against the miners and in favour of the mineowners?