§ Mr. PRETYMANasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture whether, when the tithe on any land has been redeemed by a terminable annuity, and part of the land is sold, the annual payment and liability can be apportioned under any Statute other than Section 109 of the Enclosure Act, 1854; whether this method is cumbersome and unworkable; and whether, in view of the large area over which tithe is now bring so redeemed, he will at an early date introduce a short Bill to legalise these necessary apportionments?
Sir A. BOSCAWENThere would appear to be no statutory provisions other than those referred to by my right hon. Friend under which rentcharges can be apportioned. I cannot give any undertaking to introduce legislation to meet the difficulty, which is not confined to these tithe rentcharge annuities.