§ Mr. Woodburnasked the Secretary of State for Scotland the amount raised by 1d. rate in each of the Highland counties exclusive of equalisation grant; and what is the total in the last full year received by each of these counties from equalisation grant.
§ Mr. J. StuartThe estimated product of a ld. rate for each Highland county, inclusive of the small burghs therein, for the year 1951–52, and the amount of the equalisation grant provisionally payable to each county for the year are as follows:
County (inclusive of small burghs) Estimated Product of 1d. rate Equalisation Grant payable first provisional calculation) £ £ Argyll … 2,024 170,439 Caithness … 455 102,920 Inverness … 1,355 214,128 Orkney … 295 81,310 Ross & Cromarty … 1,117 270,443 Sutherland … 270 106,711 Zetland … 256 106,035