§ Mr. HICKS BEACHasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the total amount of Irish Land Stock current on 1st May, 1913; what is the amount of that stock held in Government Departments; and what have been the several dates, amount, and price of issue of the issues of Irish Two and Three-quarter per Cent. and Three per Cent. Land Stock, respectively, to the National Debt Commissioners, the public, and vendors, respectively, since the 1st July, 1909?
§ Mr. LLOYD GEORGEThe total amount of stock issued under the Irish Land Acts of 1903 and 1909 current on 1st May, 1913, is:—
£ s. d. Guaranteed 2¾ per cent. Stock 55,807,457 5 9 Guaranteed 3 per cent. Stock 21,065,123 12 8 £76,872,580 18 5 The amounts of these stocks held in Government Departments on 31st March, 1912, are given in Parliamentary Paper No. 139 of last Session and the corresponding information as at 31st March, 1913, is now being compiled for the Return ordered on 4th April last. The particulars as to issues since 1st July, 1909, are as follows:—
Designation. Date of Issue. Amount. Price. I. To the National Debt Commissioners— £ s. d. Guaranteed 2¾ per cent. Stock 6th July, 1909 4,000,000 … 86 0 6 xd. Guaranteed 2¾ per cent. Stock 6th October, 1909 1,000,000 … 84 13 0 xd. Guaranteed 2¾ per cent. Stock 6th January, 1910 2,000,000 … 83 15 6 xd. Guaranteed 2¾ per cent. Stock 6th April, 1910 3,000,000 … 82 3 1 xd. Guaranteed 2¾ per cent. Stock 31st May, 1910 1,000,000 … 82 18 6 xd. Guaranteed 3 per cent. Stock 5th April, 1911 2,000,000 … 91 11 11 xd. Guaranteed 3 per cent. Stock 5th October, 1911 2,500,000 … 83 16 10 xd. Guaranteed 3 per cent. Stock 5th January, 1912 2,000,000 … 85 4 4 xd. Guaranteed 3 per cent. Stock 6th April, 1912 1,500,000 … 84 19 2 xd. Guaranteed 3 per cent. Stock 5th July, 1912 1,500,000 … 81 9 4 xd. Guaranteed 3 per cent. Stock 6th January, 1913 2,000,000 … 81 16 8 xd. Guaranteed 3 per cent. Stock 7th April, 1913 2,500,000 … 80 9 1 xd. II. To the Public— Guaranteed 3 per cent. Stock 2nd July, 1910 4,000,000 … 92 10 0 III. To Vendors— Guaranteed 2¾ per cent. Stock 1st June, 1910–31st Mar., 1911 2,508,435 … 92 0 0 Guaranteed 2¾ per cent. Stock 1st April, 1911–31st Mar., 1912 2,847,136 … 92 0 0 Guaranteed 2¾ per cent. Stock 1st April, 1912–31st Mar., 1913 2,426,801 … 92 0 0 Guaranteed 2¾ per cent. Stock 1st April, 1913–1st May, 1913 90,635 … 92 0 0 Guaranteed 3 per cent. Stock 9th Feb., 1910–31st Mar., 1910 180 … Par Guaranteed 3 per cent. Stock 1st April, 1910–31st Mar., 1911 406,984 … Par Guaranteed 3 per cent. Stock 1st April, 1911–31st Mar., 1912 1,065,858 … Par Guaranteed 3 per cent. Stock 1st April, 1912–31st Mar., 1913 1,569,122 … Par Guaranteed 3 per cent. Stock 1st April, 1913–1st May, 1913 41,800 … Par