§ Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will give a breakdown of the net rents accrued of £261,584, as shown in the 1965–66 Duchy of Lancaster Revenue Account, showing how much was derived from farm rents and from other property, respectively, and the comparable figures for each of the last five years.
§ Mr. Frederick LeeThe figures are as follows:
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§ Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will state the precise nature of the Mineral Rents and Royalties shown in the Duchy's Revenue Account as yielding an income of £15,110 in the last financial year.
§ Mr. Frederick LeeMineral Rents and Royalties are the proceeds of letting minerals other than coal and oil.
§ Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will give details of the £45,786 shown as Expenses of Management in the current Balance Sheet of the Duchy, showing the numbers involved in the administrative, legal, and estates departments, respectively.
§ Mr. Frederick LeeThe details, with numbers of staff in brackets, are:
Administrative Officers £19,648 (11) Estates Department £14,181 (9) Legal Department £11,957 (8)
§ Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will give a breakdown of the figure of £73,797 shown as the Produce of Devolutions and Forfeitures in the 1965–66 Accounts of the Duchy: and if he will explain what is meant by the terms used.
§ Mr. Frederick LeeDevolutions and Forfeitures refer to property or interests which have devolved on Her Majesty in right of the Duchy asbona vacantia, chiefly as residuary estates of certain intestates under the Administration of Estates Act, 1925, and also fines imposed on or recognisances forfeited by Lancashire residents at Courts of Assize or Quarter Sessions. It is impracticable to break down the figure.