asked the Minister for Finance if he will state for each year since the establishment of the Land Bond Fund under the Land Act, 1923, the amounts paid into that fund to meet interest in respect of all bonds issued under the Land Acts since 1923, together with the sums required for the redemption of such bonds.

The information asked for is set out in the annexed statement:

Amounts paid into the Land Bond Fund are as follows:—

NOTE.—The total of Guarantee Fund Advances for Sinking Fund Deficiency was repaid to the Guarantee Fund out of the ordinary Sinking Fund receipts of the years 1931/32, 1932/33, and 1933/34.