HC Deb 25 October 1912 vol 42 cc2554-6W
Mr. GODFREY COLLINS

asked the Postmaster-General the cost to the Imperial Exchequer of the following Irish services in the years 1901, 1906, and 1911: In the Civil Services Estimates, in Class I., Surveys, Rates on Government Property, Public Works and Buildings, Railways, Other Services; in Class II., Department of Agriculture, etc., Congested Districts Board, Local Government Board, Public Works Office, Valuation, etc., Survey, Stationery and Printing, Other Services; in Class in., Law Charges, etc., Supreme Court, etc., County Court Officers, Dublin Metropolitan Police, Prisons, Reformatory and Industrial Schools, Other Services; in Class IV., Public Education, Science and Art (Universities and Colleges), Other Services; in Class VI., Superannuation, Other Services; and in Class VII., Sundry Services?

Estimated Expenditure on Irish Services (other than Reserved Services) in 1901–2, 1906–7, 1911–12, following the Classification of Expenditure adopted in Appendix B to Cd. 6154.
— 1911–12. 1906–7. 1901–2.
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
Consolidated Fund 126,500 132,000 136,509
Payments to Local Taxation Accounts 1,467,000 *1,465,500 *1,444,000
Voted Services:—
Public Works & Buildings, etc.—
Surveys 67,500 90,000 81,000
Rates on Government Property 56,500 55,000 46,500
Public Works and Buildings 230,500 168,000 171,000
Railways 57,000 63,500 113,000
Other Services 1,000 1,000 1,000
412,500 377,500 412,500
Salaries and Expenses of Civil Departments, etc.—
Department of Agriculture, etc. 130,500 88,500 71,000
Congested Districts Board 169,500 25,000 25,000
Local Government Board †99,500 59,000 63,000
Public Works Office 43,000 39,000 35,000
Valuation, etc., Survey 40,000 17,500 15,000
Stationery and Printing 49,500 40,000 39,000
Other Services 84,000 68,000 77,000
†616,000 337,000 325,000
Law and Justice—
Law Charges, etc. 64,500 61,500 63,500
Supreme Court, etc 109,000 101,000 101,000
County Court Officers 107,000 110,000 109,500
Dublin Metropolitan Police 97,500 92,500 92,000
Prisons 106,000 106,000 105,000
Reformatory and Industrial Schools 109,500 110,000 110,000
Other Services 31,500 32,000 30,500
625,000 613,000 611,500
Education, Science and Art—
Public Education 1,647,000 1,392,000 1,301,000
Science and Art 118,000 73,000 45,500
Universities and Colleges 25,000 ‡26,000 ‡26,000
Other Services 6,500 7,000 6,000
1,796,500 1,498,000 1,378,500
Non-effective and Charitable Services—
Superannuation 82,000 86,000 80,500
Other Services 17,000 17,000 17,500
99,000 103,000 98,000
Miscellaneous—
Sundry Services 35,500 56,000 10,000
3,584,500 2,984,500 2,385,500
Post Office 5,178,000 4,582,500 4,416,000
1,465,000 1,209,000 1,087,000
6,643,003 5,791,000 5,503,000
* Including sums paid direct from Local Taxation Revenue, amounting to £406,500 in 1906–7 and £389,000 in 1901–2. †A Supplementary Estimate of £50,000 voted as a contribution to the Suitors' Fund has not been included in this figure. ‡Including £21,000 transferred from Consolidated Fund.

Mr. HERBERT SAMUEL

The particulars asked for are included in the following table, which sets out in detail the expenditure on Irish Services (other than reserved services) in the years 1901–2, 1906–7, and 1911–2, as far as possible in the form adopted in Appendix B to Command Paper 6154. The figures (which are partly estimated) are based on the Exchequer issues in the years ending 31st March, 1902, 31st March, 1907, and 31st March, 1912, respectively, but the classification is necessarily different in some cases from that adopted in the Parliamentary Papers 25(5 of 1902, 245 of 1907, and 190 of 1912:—