§ Captain GILMOURasked what has been the average cost for the last three years of the administration of the Congested Districts Board and the Crofter Commission; and what percentage of the total rents fixed under the Crofters Acts does this represent?
§ Mr. UREThe average administration expenditure for the three years ending 31st March, 1910, of the Congested Districts Board is £1,704 14s. 11d.; and that of the Crofters Commission is £4,211 14s. 4d. These two sums together represent 8.95 per cent. of the total rents fixed by the Crofters Commission down to 31st December, 1909. I would demur, however, to the possible inference that this percentage represents the full measure of the beneficial operation of the administrative system referred to.