§ MR. BRYCE (Aberdeen, S.)asked the First Lord of the Treasury, Whether the Vote on Account would cover the current expenses of Sir Henry Drummond Wolff's Mission?
§ THE FIRST LORD (Mr. W. H. SMITH) (Strand, Westminster)The Vote on Account must make provision for the Civil Services for a month or five weeks; but I am not aware whether it will include the current expenses of the Mission. But, under any circumstances, there will be a substantive Vote on the Mission—within a very short interval of time—when the subject to which the hon. Member refers can be raised.
§ In reply to Mr. BRYCE,
§ THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS (Sir JAMES FERGUSSON) (Manchester, E.)said, it was impossible, without reference to the Account Department, to say whether the Vote for Sir Henry Drummond Wolff's Mission was exhausted or not; but he certainly would inform the First Lord of the Treasury before the Vote on Account came on.
§ MR. W. H. SMITHsaid, he would endeavour to give the House as much information as he could in the course of the evening; but it was not possible to give an answer off-hand to the Question.