§ SIR WILLIAM HARCOURTasked Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, If he would state to the House what is the estimate for expenditure on account of Fortifications and Localisation of the Military Forces in the current year?
§ THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUERSir, I have not yet received any precise estimate of the estimated expenditure for this year; but, so far as the information at my command goes, I 1637 apprehend that the sum which it will be necessary for the Treasury to borrow for this purpose this year will be somewhere between£750,000 and£ 1,000,000, but I cannot name the precise sum.