§ Report of the Committee of Supply brought up.
§ SIR HENRY WILLOUGHBYsaid, he wished to know whether the Chancellor of the Exchequer had any objection to lay at once before the House a Return of the Income and Expenditure of the country for the first three quarters of the present financial year, which would not end until the 31st of March next? It appeared to him that the information which must be contained in such a Return would be found extremely useful throughout the discussions that would take place immediately on the financial condition of the country?
THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUERsaid, that in the statement which it would shortly be his duty to lay before the House he would mention not only the Expenditure and Revenue of the country during the three-quarters of the financial year which had just expired, but also the Expenditure and Revenue for any portion of the current quarter that might have elapsed; while he would at the same time submit an Estimate of the Expenditure and Revenue of all that remained of the same quarter. He saw no objection to the adoption of the recommendation of the hon. Baronet, and that he was prepared to carry it into effect.
§ Resolution—"That a Supply be granted to Her Majesty" reported and agreed to, Nemine Contradicente.