asked the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs the total sum collected to date in respect of the Irish Free State Special Duties Act, 1932, and the total amount withheld by the Irish Free State Government for Land Annuities and under other heads?

Up to 31st March, 1934, the amount collected under the Irish Free State (Special Duties) Act was £6,484,240, and the amount of the payments withheld by the Irish Free State £9,673,995. During the current financial year the amount collected under the Special Duties Act for the six months ending 29th September, 1934, is £1,870,669, and the amount withheld by the Irish Free State in respect of those six months is £2,357,379.