Colonel NEWMANasked the Chief Secretary whether he can give the total amount which has been diverted from the local taxation or other account in order to meet payments on account of criminal or malicious injuries; and will he give the total amount that has actually been paid in compensation from the funds so diverted?
§ Sir H. GREENWOODThe total amount diverted from the local taxation or other accounts in order to meet payments on account of criminal or malicious injuries or other undischarged liabilities of local authorities is £1,545,518 11s. 5d. The total amount that has actually been paid as compensation from the funds so diverted is £1,114,690 1s. 1d.