§ Mr. MACLEANasked the Secretary for Mines if there has been any reduction in royalty rents during the past two years; and, if so, in which districts such reduction has taken place and the amount of the reduction?
§ Commodore KINGI would refer the hon. Member to my reply yesterday to the hon. Member for Linlithgow (Mr. Shinwell).
§ Mr. DENNISONasked the Secretary for Mines what is the average royalty and wayleave rent charged per ton of coal and iron-ore, respectively, for the latest available four years in each of the mineral counties of Scotland, England and Wales; and what has been the total amount paid during that period?
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§ Commodore KINGThe information available for coal is appended. I regret that I have no figures of royalties for iron ore.
Average amount of royalty and wayleave rent per ton of coal disposable commercially for the four years 1924, 1925, 1927 and 1928, and estimated total amount during the period:
District. Amount per ton disposable commercially. Estimated total amount. d. £ Scotland 7.;02 3,591,000 Northumberland 6.58 1,314,000 Durham 6.39 3,425,000 South Wales and Monmouth. 8.81 6,249,000 Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Cannock Chase and Warwickshire. 4.56 6,139,000 Lancashire, North Staffordshire and Cheshire. 5.93 2,085,000 Other Districts (Cumberland, North Wales, South Staffordshire, Shropshire, Bristol, Forest of Dean, Somerset and Kent). 6.07 992,000 Great Britain 6.23 23,795,000