§ LORD GEORGE HAMILTONasked the Secretary of State for War, When the appropriation in aid, for the year 1883–4, from the Egyptian Government, for the maintenance of English Troops in Egypt, was increased from the original estimate of £144,000 to £276,000 (page 27, Army Estimates 1884–5); and, whether any correspondence took place between the English and Egyptian 1369 Governments upon this increase, and if there would be any objection to publish it?
THE MARQUESS OF HARTINGTONSir, there is no increase in the rate of the contributions. The sum of £144,000 was a payment for six months; £276,000 is for a whole year. There is a slight variation in the proportion taken to the Army and Navy which accounts for the larger sum not being exactly double the smaller.