49. Mr. HICKSasked the hon. Member for Central Leeds, as representing the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, how many public-houses, beer shops, hotels, and clubs licensed to sell intoxicated liquors are located on land or in buildings belonging to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners; and what is the total amount received as rentals therefrom?
§ Mr. DENMAN (Second Church Estates Commissioner)Excluding clubs, the number of which is not recorded in the Commissioners' Rentals, there are on the Ecclesiastical Commissioners property 297 other licensed houses of the description given in the hon. Member's question. The annual rentals amount to £26,423; but some of the rentals are in respect of blocks of property included in the same leases with the licensed houses.