HOUSING. (Hansard, 1 April 1926)

§ Sir J. GILMOUR

The total amount of subsidy paid out of State funds as at 31st March, 1926, towards housing schemes of all kinds in Scotland since 1st January, 1919, is £4,733,948. I am not in a position to give an estimate of the capitalised value of State subsidies payable under the Housing Town Planning, etc. (Scotland) Act, 1919, or under Slum Clearance Schemes; but, taking the rate of interest at 41 per cent., the estimated capitalised value of State subsidies payable under Housing Acts of 1923 and 1924, in respect of houses built, under construction, and authorised as at 28th February last is £3,675,250. In addition

I.—IMPORTS INTO THE UNITED KINGDOM.
Commodity and Country whence consigned.	1920.	1921.	1922.	1923.	1924.	1925.
Benzol—	Gallons.	Gallons.	Gallons.	Gallons.	Gallons.	Gallons.
From Germany	—	—	—	6	—	2,010,910
From Netherlands	—	—	—	180	102,844	253,746
From Belgium	—	942	—	—	114,277	163,714
From France	—	—	632,836	—	834,956	220,511
Toluol—
From Germany	—	560	—	—	11	—
From Netherlands	—	—	—	—	—	—
From Belgium	—	—	—	—	—	25,219
From France	—	—	—	—	—	25,219
Naphtha—
From Germany	—	—.	—	6,025	1,573	9,439
From Netherlands	—	—	5,960	—	—	—
From Belgium	—	—	—	—	—	—
From France	—	—	—	—	—	—
Tar oil, creosote oil and other heavy coal tar oils, etc.—
From Germany	—	1,448,107	10,000	281,671	1,145	2,919
From Netherlands	—	—	—	9,750	470	237,738
From Belgium	—	248,609	—	—	—	2,174,036
From France	75	37,802	80,000	540,670	346,474	—
Naphthalene—	Cwts.	Cwts.	Cwts.	Cwts.	Cwts.	Cwts.
From Germany	647	271	1,682	4,205	243	8,281
From Netherlands	417	—	463	595	—	—
From Belgium	1,362	1,308	2,714	5,183	8,554	15,571
From France	98	202	—	13,024	1,944	—
Ammonia, anhydrous—
From Germany	31	68	354	263	195	658
From Netherlands	—	—	—	5	2	81
From Belgium	—	—	—	—	—	—
From France	—	409	775	958	530	979

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the sum of £550,296 has been paid by way of capital grants to private builders under the Housing (Additional Powers) Act, 1919.