HC Deb 04 February 1930 vol 234 cc1681-2
68. Mr. KELLY

asked the President of the Board of Trade the amount raised from light dues in 1929; and what amounts were paid over to the Elder Brethren of Trinity House, the Northern Lights Commissioners, and the Irish Lights Commissioners?

Mr. W. GRAHAM

The total amount of light dues collected in the year ended 31st March, 1929, the date of the latest completed accounts, was £999,968. The amounts transferred to the Lighthouse authorities to meet their direct expenditure during the year were as follow:

Trinity House, £516,418; Northern Lights Commissioners £153,889; Irish Lights Commissioners, £206,535.

Mr. KELLY

In view of the large income of the Lights Commissioners, is there any likelihood of an improvement in the conditions and wages of the people employed?

Mr. GRAHAM

That is a question of which my hon. Friend must give me notice.

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