HC Deb 16 March 1931 vol 249 cc1670-1
76. Mr. EDE

asked the hon. Member for Central Leeds, as representing the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, the number of acres of land in the borough of South Shields, including that let on building leases, vested in the Commissioners; and the amount of income from ground rents, short tenancies, mineral royalties and rent of surface let with minerals, and miscellaneous profits, respectively, received from this land during the last year for which figures are available?

Mr. DENMAN (Second Church Estates Commissioner)

The area of land let on building leases is not separately recorded in the Commissioners' rentals, and I am unable without undue expense to ascertain the acreage of land let in this way. Other lands amount to 750 acres or thereabouts. The gross income for the year to Lady Day, 1930, was:

£
From ground rents 8,630
From short tenancies 1,400
From mineral lettings 9,000
From miscellaneous profits nil.

77. Mr. EDE

asked the hon. Member for Central Leeds, as representing the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, the number of acres of land in the geographical County of Durham, including that let on building leases, vested in the Commissioners; and the amount of income from ground rents, short tenancies, mineral royalties and rent of surface let with minerals, and miscellaneous profits, respectively, received from this land during the last year for which figures are available?

Mr. DENMAN

The area of land let on building leases is not separately re- corded in the Commissioners' rentals, and I am unable without undue expense to ascertain the acreage of land let in this way. Other lands, apart from commons and wastes, amount to nearly 44,000 acres. The gross income for the year to Lady Day, 1930, was approximately

£
From ground rents 21,000
From short tenancies 49,000
From mineral lettings 360,000
From miscellaneous receipts 1,150