§ 96. Mr. P. Wellsasked the President of the Board of Trade the number of cases of bankruptcy reported each year since 1936, resulting from the non-payment of tithe redemption charges.
§ Mr. H. StraussCases of bankruptcy are not classified in such a way as to give this information; but I am informed by the Tithe Redemption Commission that 27 receiving orders have been made since 1936 on petitions presented by the Commission.
The number in each year is as follows:
Year Number of Receiving Orders 1936–38 … … … … … Nil 1939 … … … … … 4 1940–42 … … … … … Nil 1943 … … … … … 3 1944 … … … … … 6 1945 … … … … … 6 1946 … … … … … 2 1947 … … … … … 2 1948 … … … … … 2 1949 … … … … … Nil 1950 … … … … … 1 1951 … … … … … 1