§ Mr. CHARLES BATHURSTasked the President of the Local Government Board 1268W the amount of the loans to local authorities in rural areas sanctioned by the Board for building cottages under the Housing Acts for the period from 1900 to 1905, inclusive, and for each of the years from 1906 to 1910, inclusive?
§ Mr. BURNSThe amounts of the loans sanctioned by the Local Government Board to local authorities in rural areas for the erection of houses under Part III. of the Housing of the Working Classes Act, 1890, since the year 1890 are as follows:—
year. £ £ 1890 and 1891 … … … Nil. 1892 … … … 1,700 1893 to 1898 … … … Nil. 1899 … … … 1,800 3,500 1900 and 1901 … … … Nil. 1902 … … … 1,850 1903 … … … 2,250 1904 … … … 200 1905 … … … 2,500 6,800 1906 … … … 1,500 1907 … … … Nil. 1908 … … … 23,300 1909 … … … 11,960 1910 … … … 520 37,280 1911 … … … 15,305 1912(3 monthsended31st March) 14,383 29,688 £77,268