HC Deb 30 August 1909 vol 10 cc164-6W
Mr. PATRICK WHITE

asked the President of the Local Government Board what rate in the pound is levied for local taxation in Manchester, Liverpool, Glasgow, Birmingham, Leicester, and Bristol?

Mr. BURNS

The table below gives the particulars according to the latest information available. In the cases mentioned the rate in the pound is not uniform throughout the borough, and particulars have therefore been given for each parish, and where necessary for parts of parishes, but an approximate average rate

Borough. Parish Total amount in the pound of the public rates made during the year 1907–8. Approximate average rate for the borough.
s. d. s. d.
Manchester … South Manchester … … 8 4 7 3¼
Burnage … … 8 2
Didsbury … … 7 8
Chorlton-cum-Hardy … … 7 6
North Manchester … … 7 6
Withington … … 7 6
Manchester … … 7 4
Moss Side … … 6 8
Liverpool … Everton … … *9 1½ 6 7½
West Derby (part) … … *8 9
Kirkdale … … *8 7¼
Toxteth Park (part) … … *8 6¾
West Derby (remainder) … … *7 11¼
Walton-on-the-Hill … … *7 9¼
Liverpool … … *7 8½
Wavertree … … †6 6½
Garston … … ‡6 5¾
Fazakerley … … *6 4½
Toxteth Park (remainder) … … §5 9
Birmingham … Balsall Heath … … 8 1 7 0
Harborne … … 7 11
Aston (part) … … 7 11
Edgbaston … … 7 7
Upwards of
Birmingham … … 7 5¾
Aston (remainder) … … **6 11
Leicester … Leicester (part) … … 7 4 6 7
Leicester (remainder) … … 6 0
Bristol … Bristol (part) … … 8 5 7 6¼
Bristol (part) … … **7 6½
Bristol (part) … … **7 5
Bristol (part) … … **6 11
Bristol (part) … … **6 6½
Bristol (part) … … **6 0
Bristol (part) … … **5 11
Bristol (part) … … **4 11
Bristol (remainder) … … **3 5

Payable by owner. Payable by occupier
£10 rental and over. Under £10 rental.
s. d. s. d. s. d.
Glasgow … … Glasgow … … … … ¶2 4.9 † †4 10 3 † †4 1 5
Govan … … … … ¶2 2.4 † †4 7 3 † †3 10.6
Eastwood … … … … ¶2 1.4 † †4 5.8 † †3 9.1
Cathcart … … … … ¶1 7 9 † †4 0.1 † †3 3.4
* Including a water rate of 6d. in the pound on all property, irrespective of any water supply.
† Including a water rate of 4½d. in the pound on all property, irrespective of any water supply.
‡ Including a water rate of 3¾d. in the pound on all property, irrespective of any water supply.
§ Including a water rate of 3d. in the pound on all property, irrespective of any water supply.
** Approximate.
¶ Includes a public water rate of 1d. in the pound.
† † Includes a domestic water rate of 5d. in the pound.

in the pound is given for each of the English boroughs. The particulars for Glasgow have been supplied by the Scottish Office:—