§ Mr. HACKETTasked the Chief Secretary how much money was deducted from the Grants-in-Aid to the Tipperary North Riding County Council on account of defalcations under the Land Acts, 1891, 1903, and 1909; whether he can state what steps have been taken to make good all such defalcations; and whether he can state the amounts annually remitted to the county council on the foot of deductions so made?
§ Mr. BIRRELLStatement showing the net amounts deducted from, or added to, the share of the county of Tipperary {North Biding) in the Estate or Death Duty (formerly Probate Duty) Grant in connection with land purchase operations in the county, under the Purchase of Land (Ireland) Act, 1891, and the Irish Land Acts, 1903 and 1909, for each year since 1895, when the first deduction was made.
Year ended 31st March. Under the Purchase of Land (Ireland) Act, 1891. Under the Irish Land Acts, 1903 and 1909. Net Deduction or Addition. Deduction. Addition. Deduction. Addition. Deduction. Addition. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 1895 … 163 2 8 — — — 163 2 8 — 1896 … 18 16 11 — — — 18 16 11 — 1897 … 148 15 10 — — — 148 15 10 — 1898 … 143 3 1 — — — 143 3 1 — 1899 … 245 3 3 — — — 245 3 3 — 1900 … 295 3 6 — — — 295 3 6 — 1901 … 163 12 8 — — — 163 12 8 — 1902 … 123 6 1 — — — 123 6 1 — 1903 … 278 14 3 — — — 278 14 3 — 1904 … 20 19 1 — — — 20 19 1 — 1905 … 110 19 5 — 36 4 9 — 147 4 2 — 1906 … — — — — — — 1907 … 130 13 7 — 1,067 8 5 — 1,198 2 0 — 1908 … 424 18 5 — 38 3 7 — 463 2 0 — 1909 … — 130 14 5 947 14 3 — 816 19 10 — 1910 … — 447 19 1 413 1 7 — — 34 17 6 1911 … 189 4 0 — 200 16 0 — 390 0 0 — 1912 … — 61 11 5 — 160 6 11 — 221 18 4 Total … 2,456 12 9 640 4 11 2,703 8 7 160 6 11 4,616 5 4 256 15 10 Net deduction £4,359 9 6 With regard to the last two paragraphs of the question, I would refer the hon. Member to the reply given to the question on this subject by the hon. Member for Cork City on 28th March, 1911.