§ MR. HOWELL (Bethnal Green, N. E.)I beg to ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he can state to the House what has been done in connection with the liquidation of the Cardiff 242 Savings Bank, the amount that has been recovered from the trustees and managers, and the amount of dividend paid to the poor depositors; whether he can state to the House the total cost of the liquidation up to date, inclusive of legal charges, costs, and expenses; and whether he can give any indication as to when the final dividend will be paid, and the affairs be finally wound up?
§ THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER (Sir W. HARCOURT,) DerbyThe Treasury have been informed by the Official Liquidator that he hopes shortly to be in a position to ask the Court to authorise the payment of some dividend, but he is not at present in a position to state the amount of that dividend. He will be asked if he will furnish an account of the cost of the winding-up to the present time. The hon. Member can obtain such information as he may require from the Official Liquidator, who acts under the direction of the Court and pot of the Government.