HC Deb 04 July 1878 vol 241 c757
MR. CHILDERS

asked Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, When he will state to the House the provision required for the additional expenditure proposed since the Budget?

THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER

Sir, the House will see that there would be no object in my making a statement with regard to the effect of additional expenditure on the finance of the year until I am in a condition to state the amount of the Supplementary Estimates likely to be required; and this hardly could be done till the conclusion of the negotiations at Berlin. But I am led to hope that these negotiations are now so far advanced, that I may expect in 10 days or a fortnight to be able to make up the accounts and to make a statement in the House very shortly afterwards.