§ Mr. H. JONESasked the Home Secretary what was the total amount of tithe rent-charge received by the Commissioners of Church Temporalities in Wales during 1923; and what firms or persons were engaged in the work, the sum collected by each, and the amount of commission each received for such collection?
Mr. HENDERSONThe total amount of tithe rent-charge received by the Commissioners of Church Temporalities in Wales during 1923 was £232,225 15s. 8d.; the firms engaged in the work, the sum collected by each, and the amount of commission each received for such collection, are as follow:
undertaken directly from the Commissioners' head office. The tithe collected by Mr. James Grant only came under the control of the Commissioners as from 1st July, 1923, and Mr. Grant had collected it for many years previously.