§ Sir W. MITCHELL-THOMSONasked the Postmaster-General what was the total receipt from wireless licences in the year ended 31st March last; what amounts accrued in respect of this to the British Broadcasting Corporation and the Post Office, respectively, distinguishing in the case of the latter between the 12½ per cent deducted for expenses and the balance percentage; and what was the total income of the British Broadcasting Corporation from all sources during the same period; and whether he can give an estimate for the current year of similar receipts and income?
§ Mr. LEES-SM1THThe total receipts from wireless receiving licences during the year ended 31st March, 1930, and their distribution, were as follow:
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£ Total receipts 1,537,377 Deduct 12½ per cent. (for Post Office expenses of management) … 192,172 Deduct contribution to cost of conversion of "spark" stations, etc. 6,686 1,338,519
Paid to British Broadcasting Corporation (based on licence receipts for previous year) 963,171 Balance accrued to Exchequer £375,348 The corresponding figures for the financial year ending the 31st March, 1931, are estimated to be as follow:
£ Total estimated receipts 1,725,000 Deduct 12½ per cent. 215,625 Deduct contribution to cost of conversion of "spark" stations, etc. 3,150 1,506,225 Payable to British Broadcasting Corporation (based on licence receipts for previous year) 1,069,648 Balance accruing to Exchequer £436,577 I am not in a position to furnish particulars of the total income of the British Broadcasting Corporation from all sources during the same two periods; but their total income during the year ended 31st December, 1929, is shown in their Third Annual Report (Command Paper No. 3599 of 1930) as £1,097,337 7s. 3d.
L.E.A. for Higher Education. Number of Pupils on the Registers of Public Elementary Schools on 31st March, 1930, aged 9 and under 11. Secondary Schools on the Grant List. Pupils in the Schools 1st October, 1930. Pupils newly admitted at the beginning of the Autumn Term, 1930. Total. Free Places Total. Free Places. Number Percentage of Col. 2. Number Percentage of Col. 2. Number Percentage of Col. 2. Number Percentage of Col. 2. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) Percent. Percent. Percent. Percent. Durham Administrative County. 43,212 7,349 17.0 6,866 15.9 1,561 3.6 1,513 3.5 Darlington County Borough. 2,677 1,419 53.0 895 33.4 309 11.5 224 8.4 Gateshead County Borough. 5,498 632 11.5 354 6.4 133 2.4 70 1.3 South Shields County Borough. 5,308 829 15.6 247 4.7 182 3.4 54 1.0 Sunderland County Borough. 8,367 1,101 13.2 470 5.6 210 2.5 94 1.1 West Hartlepool County Borough. 3,087 769 24.9 233 7.5 145 4.7 62 2.0