§ MR. T. LOUGH (Islington, W.)I beg to ask the Secretary to the Treasury whether the Returns of Revenue and Expenditure granted in continuation of Parliamentary Papers, Nos. 336 and 337, of Session 1896, will be furnished to the House before the discussion of Irish Estimates is proceeded with?
§ MR. HANBURYThe completion of the Return in continuation of No. 337 depends upon the completion of the Return in continuation of No. 336, and the latter cannot be completed until the actual receipts and expenditure of all the different Departments concerned have been ascertained. The last similar Return was completed and presented on the 8th August, and its predecessor on the 21st August. Owing to the large number of outstanding accounts of sub-accounting officers, many of the Departments have not as yet been able to send 731 in their figures. I will endeavour to expedite them as much as possible, but as the hon. Member will see, I cannot promise the Returns before the beginning of August.