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(iv) Picture-theatres. —Some boroughs operate picture-theatres, either directly or by lease to operators. No details are available prior to 1936-37, but the following table shows that five boroughs at the present time own picture-theatres. The figures do not include payments for interest and sinking fund : —

Table showing Receipts and Payments of Borough Councils on Account of Picture-theatres from 1936-37 to 1943-44

(v) Abattoirs and Slaughterhouses.—A number of boroughs operate abattoirs and slaughterhouses, and receive payments either by way of fees, or generally by way of receipts from the operation of these concerns. No figures are available to show the expenditure on slaughterhouses.

Table showing Receipts of Borough Councils on account of Abattoirs and Slaughterhouses from 1924-25 to 1943-44

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(Earlier figures not available) Financial Year. Number. Receipts. Payments.* £ £ 1936-37 .. .. •• 5 30,323 26,319 1937-38 .. .. •• 5 31,587 39,670 1938-39 .. .. •• 5 33,367 57,655 1939-40 5 33,613 27,837 1940-41 5 19,373 12,906 1941-42 .. .. •• 5 16,346 9,071f 1942-43 .. .. .. 5 15,334 6,266f 1943-44 5 17,288 10,501t

Financial Year. Number. Receipts. £ 1924-25 .. .. •• 28 121,006 1925-26 .. .. .. 29 116,313 1926-27 .. .. .. 34 "119,250 1927-28 .. .. •• 35 127,302 1928-29 .. .. •• 35 125,742 '1929-30 .. .. 35 129,817 1930-31 .. .. •• 35 128,244 1931-32 .. .. .. 35 131,665 1932-33 .. .. 35 128,404 1933-34 .. .. .. 36 121,281 1934-35 .. .. •• 36 123,191 1935-36 .. .. .. 36 125,262 1936-37 .. .. •• 36 131,779 1937-38 .. .. .. 36 141,177 1938-39 .. .. •• 36 148,050 1939-40 .. .. •• 36 159,825 1940-41 .. .. 36 168,673 1941-42 .. .. .. 36 171,506 1942-43 .. .. •• 36 192,511 1943-44 .. .. .. 36 198,451 * Does not include payment for interest and sinking fund. f These figures not exactly comparable with previous figures.