§ Mr. Knox Cunninghamasked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation (1) the approximate value of wreck delivered by receivers of wreck in England and Wales to owners of such wreck during each of the past fifteen years, respectively;
(2) the approximate value of wreck delivered by receivers of wreck in England and Wales to the persons entitled to receive such wreck as set out in Section 525 (1) of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, during each of the past fifteen years, respectively.
§ Mr. WatkinsonI regret that this information, which in any event is not available for the years before 1944–45, could only be assembled by an undue expenditure of time and effort.
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§ Mr. Knox Cunninghamasked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation the number of persons who have delivered to receivers of wreck in England and Wales statements containing particulars of title and an address to which notices may be sent as required by Section 524 (1) of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894.
§ Mr. Watkinson376 persons whose claims have been admitted. No record is kept of the number of persons whose claims were not substantiated.
§ Mr. Knox Cunninghamasked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation the approximate value of wreck taken into the possession of receivers of wreck in England and Wales during each of the past fifteen years, respectively.
§ Mr. WatkinsonFor the fifteen years 1939–40 to 1953–54 the figures are as follows:
Year. Approximate value of Wreck. £ 1939–40 … … … 23,445 1940–41 … … … 17,319 1941–42 … … … 21,679 1942–43 … … … 22,620 1943–44 … … … 12,920 1944–45 … … … 16,130 1945–46 … … … 12,988 1946–47 … … … 20,051 1947–48 … … … 21,796 1948–49 … … … 10,406 1949–50 … … … 20,220 1950–51 … … … 6,710 1951–52 … … … 21,339 1952–53 … … … 14,030 1953–54 … … … 64,367 These figures do not include the value of property returned to owners, the value of Government property salvaged, the full value of wreck sold to salvors free of salvage award or the value of wreck abandoned to salvors in lieu of salvage. The year 1953–54 is the latest complete year for which figures are available.