§ Mr. MOUNTasked the Home Secretary whether he will state, for each of the seventeen parishes which have been treated as outside Wales and Monmouth-shire, the number of ballot papers issued; 659W the number of votes given, showing separately those given in favour of being treated as outside and those given in favour of being treated as inside Wales and Monmouthshire; the number of ballot papers not returned; the number of spoilt ballot papers returned; and the population of each parish; and whether he will give similar figures, so far as available, for the two remaining parishes of Llansilin and Rhydycroesau?
§ Mr. McKENNAThe following table gives the particulars desired in the case of each of the seventeen parishes, which, in accordance with the order of the Welsh Church Commissioners, are to be treated as being wholly without Wales and Monmouthshire for the purposes of the Welsh Church Act, 1914:—
Parish. Population in 1911. Voting Papers issued. Voting Papers returned. Number of Papers not returned at all. Number in favour of Wales. Number in favour of England. Number of spoilt and doubtful Papers. Alberbury 756 414 316 98 28 273 15 Brampton Bryan 421 211 199 12 23 168 8 Brilley with Michael-church-on-Arrow 483 244 224 20 27 192 5 Churchstoke 999 596 496 100 75 390 31 Dixton Newton 623 304 255 49 29 209 17 Dodleston 733 430 421 9 93 279 49 Great Wollaston 440 242 224 18 37 173 14 Hyssington with Snead 334 185 158 27 33 108 17 Kentchurch with Langan 380 213 152 61 38 107 7 Lache-cum-Saltney 3,962 1,640 1,158 482 228 854 76 Llanymynech 1,049 526 468 58 130 315 23 Lydham 173 108 108 — 6 91 11 Mainstone 294 143 133 10 20 85 28 Middleton 404 188 181 7 16 156 9 Old Radnor 872 508 473 35 99 344 30 Presteigne with Discoed 1,705 1,059 936 123 289 595 52 Sarn 598 282 257 25 96 140 21 The record of papers issued for some parishes is not quite complete, and the actual issue may in them have slightly exceeded the number stated above. As regards the parishes of Llansilin and Rhydycroesau, the Welsh Church Commissioners would prefer not to publish any figures until a determination has been reached.