Mr. CECILasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the cost of the Land Valuation Department for the year 1915–16; and what is the estimated cost of the same Department for the year 1916–17?
§ Mr. McKENNAThe cost of the Land Valuation Office for the year 1915–16 was £466,000 (as compared with an estimated cost of £587,000), and the estimated cost for the year 1916–17 is £368,000. These figures include sums of about £45,000 for 1915–16, and about £93,000 for 1916–17 in respect of the salaries of men on active service.