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MR. ARTHUR HENDERSON
(Durham, Barnard Castle)
I beg to ask the hon. Member for East Bristol, as Church Estates Commissioner, the number of licences owned by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners in the county of Durham.
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MR. CHARLES HOBHOUSE
(Bristol, E.)
The number, so far as is known, is 69.
MR. LEIF JONES
(Westmoreland, Appleby)
Is the number greater this year than last?
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MR.CHARLES HOBHOUSE
That is a Question difficult to answer. Leases are continually falling in.
MR. LEIF JONES
Is it the policy of the Commissioners to reduce the number of licences on their property?
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MR. CHARLES HOBHOUSE
Yes, that has always been their policy.