asked the Minister for Lands if he will state, in respect of the County Mayo for each year since 1940: (a) the total amount paid to officials of the Irish Land Commission; (b) the total acreage of land purchased by the Irish Land Commission, and (c) the total acreage allotted.
Written Answers. - Land Commission Statistics for Mayo.
Following are the available particulars of the matters in question:—
|
Particulars for years ended, 31st March |
1941 |
1942 |
1943 |
1944 |
1945 |
1946 |
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
|
(a) Total salaries paid to Officials of Land Commission in County Mayo |
10,717 |
9,098 |
8,130 |
9,353 |
10,224 |
11,032 |
|
(b) Total acreage in Co. Mayo, taken over by the Land Commission, by acquisition, resumption, exchange, etc., proceedings |
acres |
acres |
acres |
acres |
acres |
acres |
|
1,988 |
1,006 |
3,468 |
2,107 |
375 |
907 |
|
|
(c) Total acreage in Co. Mayo allotted by Land Commission |
2,045 |
1,716 |
2,413 |
1,285 |
790 |
1,534 |
The figures at (a) comprise total salaries of Inspectors, clerical staff in local Offices and supervising gangers, but do not include expenses or subsistence allowances arising from travelling. Considerable labour will be involved in the compilation of statistics of such additional payments and it would not be practicable or expedient to divert staff for that purpose.
The figures in the Table also exclude the cost of headquarters administration (which is not divisible on a county basis) and the amount paid to gangers, labourers, herds, bailiffs and other subordinate employees.
The work summarised at (b) and (c) forms only a portion of the duties on which the staff whose total salaries are set out at (a) were engaged.