§ Mr. FLAVINasked the Secretary to the Treasury whether he can state the total loss to the Kerry County Council under the Land Act of 1903; how much was lost under the heading of incidental expenses and how much by the non-payment of annuities; and whether any such loss was sustained by the Kerry County Council under the Land Purchase Act, 1909, and, if so, how much?
§ Mr. HOBHOUSEThe accompanying statement gives the information desired; but the total amount drawn from the guarantee fund does not represent so much money permanently lost to the ratepayers. The arrears of annuities, amounting to £53,452, include £49,577 drawn in respect of the December, 1910, gale. The arrears recovered in February and March amounted to £34,670, and it is probable that there will be no loss on this item, although a further draft on the guarantee fund will be necessitated by arrears in future instalments of annuities, as explained in answer to the hon. Member for Cork city on 28th March last. The deficiency of income, amounting to £93,314, consists of:—
Bonus dividend, which is now otherwise provided under the Act of 1909, £23,750.
Advance dividend, which will be repaid as the annuitants determine (this item will not recur, being paid by the annuitants under the Act of 1909), £59,548.
Unproductive balances (of the £3,410 drawn in 1910–11, £2,511 has since been repaid to the guarantee fund), £10,016.
§ Mr. FLAVINasked the Secretary to the Treasury if he will state the amount of money lost to the ratepayers in each county in Ireland under the Land Purchase Act, 1903, for each of the years 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, and 1910, under the different heads of deductions, etc.; and whether he will also give corresponding losses under the Land Purchase Act of 1909 for the years 1909 and 1910?
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§ Mr. HOBHOUSEpresented the following statement in reply;—
IRISH LAND ACTS, 1903 AND 1909. Statement showing for each County the net amount drawn from or repaid to the Guarantee Fund in respect of Arrears of Annuities and Deficiency of Income for the years ended 31st January:— County. 1904. 1905. 1906. 1907. 1908. 1909. 1910. 1911. Total. — Arrears. Deficiency of Income. Arrears. Deficiency of Income. Arrears. Deficiency of Income. Arrears Deficiency of Income. Arrears. Deficiency of Income. Arrears. Deficiency of Income. Arrears. Deficiency of Income. Arrears. Deficiency of Income. Antrim … … Nil. … … 12 … 1 1,118 33 -167 123 832 64 44 46 93 279 1,920 Armagh … … Nil. 1 … 92 … -23 1,293 112 -144 309 897 127 46 464 114 1,082 2,206 Carlow … … Nil. … 1 25 … 113 1,329 41 -110 17 439 -8 17 168 43 356 1,719 Cavan … … Nil. … … 49 … -5 154 126 -89 285 396 207 21 146 58 808 540 Clare … … Nil. … … 60 … 104 435 92 -76 261 403 63 20 61 49 641 831 Cork … … Nil. 122 1 795 1 -86 4,048 881 -448 1,922 2,572 880 134 1,283 333 5,797 6,641 Donegal … … Nil. … … 26 … 18 643 265 -86 654 699 -45 30 161 70 1,079 1,356 Down … … Nil. … … 182 … -63 2,114 15 -272 369 1,258 380 48 35 123 918 3,271 Dublin … … Nil. … … 679 … -354 1,271 572 -144 365 841 -160 35 136 85 1,238 2,088 Fermanagh … … Nil. … … 96 … -4 1,328 288 -111 402 700 174 27 -84 57 872 2,001 Galway … … Nil. 18 … 436 … -150 3,321 633 -314 586 1,761 394 76 417 175 2,334 5,019 Kerry … … Nil. 8 … 163 … -41 632 498 -136 1,182 911 735 45 1,462 120 4,007 1,572 Kildare … … Nil. 176 … 1,696 1 -928 7,714 922 -583 636 2,354 -207 85 1,129 177 3,424 9,748 Kilkenny … … Nil. 19 … 736 … -54 4,045 355 -398 1,198 1,592 92 67 233 142 2,579 5,448 King's … … Nil. 4 … 201 … 117 1,077 279 -106 264 523 151 24 -233 57 783 1,575 Leitrim … … Nil. 15 … 161 … -80 252 107 -22 161 125 139 9 302 24 805 388 Limerick … … Nil. 96 1 499 1 574 3,015 398 -385 429 1,787 593 80 619 201 3,208 4,699 Londonderry … … Nil. … … 39 … 26 1,296 247 -106 258 525 103 29 176 68 849 1,812 Longford … … Nil. 1 … 252 … -107 1,013 123 -89 289 455 142 18 359 36 1,059 1,434 Louth … … Nil. 1 … 3 … 56 301 51 -53 285 307 9 22 174 48 579 648 Mayo … … Nil. … … 72 1 -8 2,023 232 -247 306 1,334 10 48 199 116 811 3,275 Meath … … Nil. 56 1 598 … -457 3,732 890 -388 792 2,016 155 100 860 212 2,894 5,673 Monaghan … … Nil. 5 … 74 … 49 419 247 -112 330 477 -3 20 130 49 832 853 Queen's … … Nil. 20 1 200 … -57 1,331 524 -146 -20 580 506 27 26 60 1,199 1,853 Roscommon … … Nil. 45 … 800 … -143 4,104 620 -493 749 1,979 293 76 -167 166 2,197 5,832 Sligo … … Nil. … … 87 … -26 1,271 232 -185 169 735 302 31 436 67 1,200 1,919 Tipperary, N. … … Nil. 36 … 169 … 130 768 193 -150 213 735 376 37 120 81 1,237 1,466 Tipperary, S. … … Nil. 46 1 404 … 51 2,096 777 -255 587 1,053 239 47 786 106 2,890 3,048 Tyrone … … Nil. 43 … 184 -1 63 1,924 517 -200 354 1,138 382 48 162 104 1,705 3,015 Waterford … … Nil. 23 … 177 … 80 670 258 -128 553 589 -139 30 670 67 1,622 1,228 Westmeath … … Nil. 8 1 514 … -260 1,960 264 -181 -63 738 436 38 41 94 940 2,650 Wexford … … Nil. 35 1 391 … -225 2,261 538 -248 23 1,140 322 43 244 97 1,328 3,294 Wicklow … … Nil. 1 … 187 … -30 2,906 411 -322 963 1,532 -352 58 720 118 1,900 4,292 Nil. 779 8 10,059 5 -1,719 61,864 11,741 -6,896 14,951 33,443 6,360 1,480 11,280 3,140 53,452 93,314 The amounts drawn from the Guarantee Fund under the Act of 1909 are included in the "arrears" columns for 1911 in the above statement and amounted to £83 in all. NOTE.—Where a net amount was repaid to the Guarantee Fund it is indicated by a minus sign.
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