Citizenship

Q	I believe you have actively promoted the refractions which have led to the present state of things?
A	From the first.
Q	I think I may say you have no personal interest either directly or indirectly in this matter?
A	Not the slightest.
Q	Do you know what the area of the Borough is?
A	I have it here in a table, 8420 acres.
Q	And how much of that is built upon?
A.	5900 acres are built upon and the remaining 2500 are under cultivation or unbuilt upon.

Q	What is the number of houses at the present time in the Borough?
A	It is estimated to be 75,0,000.
Q	What average does that give of persons to the acre on the area built upon?
A	59 persons to the acre and 4.7 to every house.
Q	What was the population of the entire Borough including Edgbaston and that part of Aston within the Borough at the last Census?
A	343,787 persons.
Q	Has that been increasing since the year 1871?
A	It is estimated that it is now brought up to . . . .