§ Sir E. Ruggles-Briseasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury the total amount of arrears involved in the applications heard by the Tithe Arrears Investigation Committee up to date, and the number of tithepayers concerned; also the total amount granted in remissions, showing the proportions of remissions to the amount of the applications in the following categories, namely: up to 12½ per cent., from 12½ per cent. to 25 per cent., from 25 per cent. to 5o per cent., and over 5o per cent.?
§ Captain WallaceThe particulars of the cases in regard to which the directions of the Arrears Investigation Committee have so far been notified to the Tithe Redemption Commission are as follow:
Number of tithe payers 1,591 Total amount of arrears £70,734 Number of cases in which remission has been directed 737 Total amount of remission allowed £14,864 The proportionate amounts of remission in the various categories specified in the question are shown in the subjoined table: 195W
Where the amount of Remission allowed. Number of Amount tithepayers. Amount of remission allowed. Amount of arrears. Percentage of (3) to (4). (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) £ £ Does not exceed 12½ per cent. of the amount of the arrears. 51 242 2,533 9.5 Exceeds 12½ per cent. but does not exceed 25 per cent. 211 2,854 15,048 19 Exceeds 25 per cent. but does not exceed 50 per cent. 256 6,058 17,297 35 Exceeds 50 per cent. 219 5,710 8,737 65 Totals 737 £14,864 £43,615 34 As regards the 854 tithe-payers in whose cases the committee have given no directions for remission, 239 made payment in full before their cases were heard, and 72 others did not proceed with their applications. In 117 of the remaining cases the committee directed that the arrears should be recovered by instalments.