§ Mr. LUNDONasked the Chief Secretary whether he can state the amount of deductions made from Grants-in-Aid to the Limerick County Council under The Land Act, 1903, giving the amount deducted each year from 1903 to 1912, and the amount of deductions refunded in each of the above-mentioned years to the County Council of Limerick?
§ Mr. BIRRELLpresented the following statement, showing in the case of county Limerick, for the years 1903 to 1911, the amounts drawn from and repaid to the Guarantee Fund under the Irish Land Act, 1903, as obtained from copies of certificates of the National Debt Commissioners, and the difference between such amounts. The figures for the year ending 31st March, 1912, are not yet available:—
Year ended 31st March. Amount drawn from Guarantee Fund. Amount repaid to Guarantee Fund. Difference between the sums in columns 3 and 2. (1) (2) (3) (4) £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 1903 … — — — 1904 … — — — 1905 … 96 6 7 — 96 6 7 1906 … 1,111 18 8 613 2 8 *498 16 0 1907 … 4,627 15 11 1,038 4 8 *3,589 11 3 1908 … 3,141 14 0 3,128 2 8 13 11 4 1909 … 5,620 6 2 3,404 3 11 2,216 2 3 1910 … 5,771 9 8 5,098 0 11 673 8 9 1911 … 7,361 4 5 6,541 1 10 820 2 7 NOTE.—The sums in column 4 were deducted from the share of the county in the Estate or Death Duty Grant. * These sums were deducted in year, 1907.
§ Mr. FLAVINasked the Chief Secretary whether he can state the amount deducted from Grants-in-Aid to the Kerry County Council for each year 1904 to 1912, giving in each year the heading under which the 1683W deduction is made, as also the amount deducted; whether he can give for a similar period the amount refunded to the Kerry Council, giving also the heading under which refund is made as well as the amount of refund; and whether he can now state the net amount of money due to the Kerry County Council, and when will it be refunded?
§ Mr. BIRRELLThe following statement shows the amounts deducted from and repaid to the Guarantee Fund under the Irish Land Acts, 1903 and 1909, in respect of the Grants-in-Aid to county Kerry:—
Year ended 31st January. For Arrears of Annuities. For Deficiency of Income. Total. Drawn. Repaid. Drawn. Repaid Drawn. Repaid. £ £ £ £ £ £ 1904 — — — — — — 1905 8 — — — 8 — 1906 395 232 29 29 424 261 1907 211 252 632 — 843 252 1908 839 341 169 305 1,008 646 1909 2,589 1,407 911 — 3,500 1,407 1910 4,175 3,440 561 516 4,736 3,956 1911 7,517 6,055 120 — 7,637 6,055 1912 8,666 8,105 15 84 8,681 8,189 24,400 19,832 2,437 934 26,837 20,766 Outstanding £4,568 £1,503 £6,071 The arrears outstanding will be recovered in the current year, but other arrears will have to be drawn from the Guarantee Fund as explained in answer to the hon. Member for Cork City on 28th March last.
About 60 per cent. of the deficiency of income will be repaid as the annuities determine.