§ Colonel DAYasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he is aware of the fact that the turnover on the stock and
862WEngland and Wales and (ii) the amount of their receipts from Government grants—
The foregoing table includes all expenditure by local authorities. A large part of the expenditure is incurred in respect of undertakings for the supply of water, gas and electricity, tramway undertakings, and harbour, dock, pier and canal undertakings. Throughout the table the Metropolitan Water Board is regarded as being a local authority.
Year. Total expenditure. Receipts from Government grants. £ £ 1909–10 169,413,084 20,914,877 1910–11 150,638,401 21,164,998 1911–12 154,134,657 22,269,629 1912–13 161,610,272 21,911,601 1913–14 169,408,303 22,617,246 1914–15 175,094,163 23,160,815 1915–16 165,600,392 23,353,070 1916–17 161,916,047 22,881,288 1917–18 173,609,435 26,309,189 1918–19 198,083,901 28,910,807 1919–20 289,353,186 48,263,446 1920–21 437,608,435 63,040,998 1921–22 493,755,662 76,663,078 1922–23 418,280,961 75,843,058 1923–24 393,278,459 78,324,525