ROYALTIES AND WAYLEAVES.

HC Deb 02 April 1935 vol 300 c177

14. Mr. DAGGAR

asked the Secretary for Mines the sums paid by British coal mines in rents, royalties, and wayleaves for the year 1934?

Mr. E. BROWN

During the year 1934, the estimated amount paid by colliery owners in Great Britain in royalties and wayleaves, including the rental value of freehold minerals where worked by the proprietors, was £5,028,000.