§ Mr. GIBSON BOWLESasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will state, for each of the years 1894–5 to 1908–9, both inclusive, the total amount of the nine Death Duties, namely, Estate Duty, Settlement Estate Duty, Probate Duty, Inventory Duty, Account Duty, Temporary Estate Duty, Legacy Duty, Succession Duty, and Corporation Duty, actually received during the year; the total number of estates (including those vested in corporations); the total capital amount on which those duties were actually charged and paid (as well in the case of Corporation Duty as in the rest); and the average aggregate rate per cent, over all of the whole nine duties?
§ Mr. HOBHOUSE:With the exception of the total number of estates, the information desired by my hon. Friend was given in the reply of my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer last Ses- 1134W sion to a similar question asked on 15th September by the then hon. Member for Norwood. The particulars of the estates are as follows:—
Number of Estates paying Year. Corporation Duty. The Other Duties. 1894–5 … 440 … … 50,853 1895–6 … 435 … … 57,624 1896–7 … 433 … … 54,503 1897–8 … 426 … … 57,630 1898–9 … 434 … … 59,752 1899–1900 … 443 … … 67,338 1900–1 … 460 … … 64,423 1901–2 … 423 … … 63,140 1902–3 … 428 … … 63,929 1903–4 … 435 … … 63,457 1904–5 … 602 … … 65,219 1905–6 … 615 … … 64,228 1906–7 … 629 … … 67,220 1907–8 … 637 … … 68,670 1908–9 … 664 … … 68,465