(g) Prior to 1914-15 the cost of maintenance of Pauper Lunatics is included under Poor Relief. Thereafter, under the provisions of the Mental Deficiency and Lunacy (Scotland) Act, 1913, half cost of such maintenance was borne by the Lunacy Authority (District Boards of Control), and it therefore appears as Lunacy, the other half being shown as Poor Relief. (h) In addition 2,328,8907. of Contingent, &c., Fund, was applied in reduction of Debt. (The sum of 2,328,8901.-part of the accumulated amount of the Glasgow Tramways Depreciation Fund-which had been expended in past years on extension of the Tramways, and hitherto treated in the accounts as an Investment of the Fund and part of the Capital Debt of the Tramways Undertaking, was, in this year, written off the Debt).

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LOCAL AUTHORITIES-EXPENDITURE-IRELAND.

Loan Charges: (a)

SERVICES.

No. 121.-EXPENDITURE of the LOCAL AUTHORITIES [Compiled from the Annual Local Taxation Returns (Ireland) and

1910-1. 1911-2. 1912-3. 1913-4. 1914-5. 1915–6. 1916-7. 1917-8.

A.-Expenditure defrayed

£ £ 470,826 444,124

£ 437,167

790,222 822,334

851,543

854,728

201,805 233,658 234,614 893,061 868,038 882,841

Education:

Elementary (including Industrial Schools and

Reformatories).

Technical

University

6,487

107.076
2,179
88,653 103,493 123,067 139,138 139,974
340,441 351,650 367,098 366,709 360,377 395,414
300,990 364,329 314,530 305,615 370,326 318,977
960,199 1,016,470 1,030,025 1,054,457

110,164

115,332

110,641

11,284

15,062

17,792

174,948

1,073,766

1,057,622

348,592 364,868 1,036,279, 1,133,019

267,166 273,405 272,941 290,974

345,480

365,616

382,881 405.437

Electric Lighting (other than Public Lighting).
Gasworks

Harbours, Docks, Piers, Canals, and Quays.
Highways, Bridges, and Ferries (excluding
Lighting).

Hospitals (other than Poor Law Infirmaries),
but including expenditure under the Medical
Charities, Vaccination, and Dispensary
Houses Acts

Lighting (Public)

Lunatics and Lunatic Asylums
Police and Police Stations

Poor Relief (excluding cost of maintenance of
pauper lunatics in County and Borough
Asylums) (b).

Improvement of towns by building, demolition
of houses, or general repairs.
Sewerage and Sewage Disposal
Street Cleansing -

Tramways and Light Railways
Waterworks

Other Works and Purposes

Total Expenditure of Local Authorities defrayed otherwise than out of Loans.

57,053 94,681 119,829
52.204 31,673 32,297
78,756 125,854 27.919
91,522 118,098 162,112
3,374 4,895

7,874,895 8.332.412 8,931,470 B.-Expenditure defrayed

7,867!

28,502 | 20,958 12,920

27,124

of houses, or general repairs.

Sewerage and Sewage Disposal

Tramways and Light Railways

9,268

67.921 195,928 51,246

14,548

Waterworks

72.918

62,371 65,834 56,666

310,020 126,153

Total Expenditure of Local Authorities defrayed out of Loans

1,695,817 1,390,659 1,493,775 1,126,756 1,231,573

546,816 237,904 8,647,392 8,525,148 8,868,075 8,565,229 8,954,792 8,834,651 8,879,228 9,169,374

959,756

TOTAL EXPEnditure

(a) The amounts expended on account of "loan charges" are not allocated to the various Services as such allocation can only be made in respect of a few Services.

(b) Exclusive of expenses under Medical Charities Vaccination and Dispensary Houses Acts, which are included under "Hospitals."

LOCAL AUTHORITIES-EXPENDITURE-IRELAND.

of IRELAND classified according to SERVICES.

from information supplied by the Government of Northern Ireland.]

(c) Inclusive of Loans in respect of Criminal Injury Decrees and Unemployment Relief Works. (d) Northern Ireland only.

BANK OF ENGLAND.

No. 122-QUARTERLY AVERAGES of WEEKLY LIABILITIES and ASSETS of BANKING DEPARTMENT and of WEEKLY AMOUNTS of GOLD COIN and BULLION in ISSUE DEPARTMENT.

(Compiled from the published Returns.)

Quarterly Averages of Weekly Liabilities and Assets of Banking Department.

Gold coin and Bullion in Issue DeTotal partment Liabilities Quarterly Averages Assets. of Weekly Amounts.

Assets.

Securities.

or

Notes. Coin.

Other.

183

NOTE CIRCULATION. No.123-WEEKLY AVERAGE AMOUNT of BANK NOTES and CURRENCY NOTES in Circulation in each of the undermentioned QUARTERS, distinguishing those issued in ENGLAND and WALES, in SCOTLAND, and in IRELAND.

(Compiled from the published Returns.)

NOTE. It is estimated that (excluding gold coin held in the Issue Department of the Bank-of England) gold coin to the value of £123,000,000 was in circulation in the United Kingdom on 30th June, 1914.

(a) Excluding Bank of England Notes in the Currency Notes Redemption Account from 6th August, 1919, and in the Banking Account of the Bank of England throughout.

(b) Inclusive of issues of Country Banks.

(c) The fiduciary issues of the Banks in Scotland amount to £2,676,350 and that of the Banks in Ireland to £6,354,494. Prior to the outbreak of the European War issues beyond these amounts were covered by gold, but at various times between 1914 and 1920 transfers were made to the Bank of England from the gold holdings of these banks, which were replaced by Bank of England Notes or Currency Notes.

d) Average for the seven weeks ended 30th September, 1914.