§ Mr. LAWSONasked the Secretary for Mines the total amount of royalty paid on coal produced in the county of Durham in the last year for which a statement is available; and the names of such royalty owners and the respective amounts drawn by them during the year?
§ Mr. E. BROWN:During the year 1932, the estimated amount paid by colliery owners in Durham in royalties and way-leaves, including the rental value of freehold minerals where worked by the proprietors, was £659,000. I am unable to give the information asked for in the second part of the question.