§ MR. DODSONasked the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Whether he can now present to the House complete Accounts or Estimates of the Revenue and Expenditure of Cyprus under British Administration; and, if not, whether he will at once lay upon the Table the Estimates made by Mr. Kelner?
§ MR. BOURKE, in reply, assured the right hon. Gentleman that Her Majesty's Government had been very anxious indeed to lay all the Estimates in their power with reference to the Revenue and Expenditure of Cyprus on the Table of the House. It was true that in March last he stated that such an Estimate had been received, and would be produced; but some of its statements proved not to be absolutely accurate. But, substantially, the statement he made in March as to the Revenue 50 and Expenditure of the Island would be found to be correct. They had received within the last few days a further Estimate, prepared in a short form. They had been waiting in order that they might put these matters before the House with much more accuracy and detail; but they had not received many of the necessary items. The Estimate would have been ready to-morrow, but for the fact that the day was a Bank Holiday; but it would be presented on Wednesday, or, at the latest, on Thursday. Mr. Kelner's Estimate was also in the hands of the printers, and would be presented to the House on Thursday.