§ Mr. WALTER GUINNESSasked the Chief Secretary for Ireland whether he can give the amount raised in rates during the last year for which figures are available in each province of Ireland, and also in the counties of Down, Armagh, Antrim, Tyrone, Fermanagh, and Londonderry?
§ Mr. BIRRELLThe amounts raised in rates during the year ended the 31st March, 1913, the latest date for which the County figures are available, are as follows:—
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£ Ulster 1,185,078 Munster 772,131 Leinster 1,240,237 Connaught 266,209 County Down 129,512 County Armagh 76,247
£ Country Antrim (including Belfast County Borough—£466,154) 601,544 County Tyrone 90,413 County Fermanagh 30,492 County Londonderry (including Londonderry County Borough—£42,233) 95,837
§ Mr. WALTER GUINNESSasked the Chief Secretary whether he can give the rateable value of each province of Ireland, and also of the counties of Down, Armagh, Antrim, Tyrone, Fermanagh, and Londonderry?
§ Mr. BIRRELLThe rateable valuations of the areas referred to are as follows:—
£ Ulster 5,644,098 Munster 3,518,285 Leinster 5,264,085 Connaught 1,475,681 County Down (including portion of Belfast County Borough, £330,275) 1,180,112 County Armagh 445,913 County Antrim (including portion of Belfast County Borough, £1,245,841) 1,992,386 County Tyrone 467,864 County Fermanagh 243,144 County Londonderry (including Londonderry County Borough, £114,565) 440,740