§ Sir W. BULLasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury what was the number of documents stamped with the particulars delivered stamp in the financial year ending 31st March, 1921?
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§ Mr. BALDWINThe number of documents stamped with the "Particulars Delivered" stamp in the first ten months, of the financial year ending 31st March, 1921, is 488,474.
§ Sir W. BULLasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury what is the annual cost of the Inland Revenue staff in connection with Section 4 of the Finance (1909–10) Act, 1910, as amended by the Finance Act, 1920?
§ Mr. BALDWINThe annual cost of the staff employed on the work to which the question refers who are also engaged on other duties cannot be ascertained precisely. The best estimate that can be made gives a figure between £10,000 and £15,000.
§ Sir W. BULLasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, in view of the recommendations of the Select Committee on National Expenditure and the cost to the public, he will consider the advisability of repealing the provisions of Section 4 of the Finance (1909–10) Act. 1910, as amended by the Finance Act, 1920, under which particulars of sales and leases have still to be delivered to the Commissioners of Inland Revenue?
Mr. CHAMBERLAINNo, Sir. The Select Committee on National Expenditure recommended that the Valuation Department should be continued for the purpose,inter alia, of advising Government Departments on the values of property for purposes of purchasing leasing, letting, or sale, and the particulars in question are essential to the Department in carrying out its functions.