§ Mr. GIBSON BOWLESasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he can state for each of the years 1881–2 to 1893–4, both inclusive, the total amount of all the then existing death duties actually received during the
Year. The total amount of all the then existing Death Duties actually received during the year. The total No. of Estates. The total Capital amount on which those Duties were actually paid. The average-aggregate rate per cent. of the whole Duties. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 1881–2 … £7,055,969 Not available. Not available. — 1882–3 … 7,295,929 Not available. £164,208,000 4.44 1883–4 … 7,398,828 Not available 174,449,000 4.24 1824–5 … 7,720,195 43,920 181,192,000 4.26 1885–6 … 7,436,607 43,687 185,930,000 3.99 1886–7 … 7,401,957 44,108 181,865,000 4.06 1887–8 … 8,241,683 44,915 201,635,000 4.09 1888–9 … 7,968,406 44,704 189,828,000 4.19 1889–90 … 9,107,876 46,336 201,523,000 4.52 1890–1 … 9,856,956 49,184 215,379,000 4.58 1891–2 … 11,053,602 57,928 241,453,000 4.58 1892–3 … 10,748,618 51,441 219,930,000 4.88 1893–4 … 9,941,855 52,462 211,338,000 4.70