§ Mr. Pounderasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the number of quit rents in Northern Ireland which are collected by the Customs and Excise office in Belfast; what is the average amount of these rents; and what is the cost of collecting them.
§ Mr. Harold LeverThere are 8 quit rents in Northern Ireland which are now collected on behalf of the Crown, not by the Customs and Excise office in Belfast, but by the Crown Estate Commissioners. The average annual amount of the rents is £2 2s. 4d. and the total estimated cost of collection is 15s. a year.