§ Mr. FLAVINasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will give for the last financial year the following information: The population, 1911, gross annual value of property assessed, assessment under Schedule D, assessment under Schedule E, and the average assessment paid per head of population for Belfast, Dublin city, Londonderry, Cork, and Limerick, respectively?
§ Mr. LLOYD GEORGEThe figures asked for by the hon. Member, so far as they are available, are given below. They do not, however, convey any indication of the tax actually contributed by the population of the various cities referred to, inasmuch as, owing to the system of collection at the source, large amounts of income belonging to other parts of Ireland are centrally assessed in Dublin.
—— Population at 1911 Census. Gross Annual Value of Property Assessed under Schedule A of the Income Tax Acts in the year 1911–12. Gross Assessment under Schedule D of the Income Tax Acts in the year 1911–12. Gross Assessment under Schedule E of the Income Tax Acts in the year 1911–12. Estimated Amount of Income Tax payable for the year 1911–12 in respect of the fore-going Assessments. £ £ £ £ Belfast … 386,947 1,461,662 3,676,772 1,200,780 206,000 Dublin City … 304,802 902,539 7,614,418 2,590,434 361,000 Londonderry … 40,780 108,350 212,160 61,736 12,500 Cork … 76,673 174,102 871,804 258,552 42,500 Limerick … 38,518 71,493 303,892 61,992 14,200