§ Mr. BROMFIELDasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the number of mining royalty owners in the County of Stafford who receive over £2,000 per year before deduction of Income Tax, and the number of mining royalty owners in the same county who receive less than £2,000 per year before deduction of Income Tax, for the years 1922–23, 1923–24?
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§ Mr. SNOWDENThe number of owners of mining royalties in the County of Stafford, assessed to Mineral Rights Duty, who received, before deduction of Income Tax, £2,000 or more, is 24 for the year 1922–23 and 26 for the year 1923–24. The corresponding numbers of those who received less than £2,000 are 211 and 206 respectively. The term "royalty" includes the gross rental value of minerals assessed to Mineral Rights Duty on working proprietors.