§ LORD CHARLES BERESFORDI beg to ask the First Lord of the Treasury whether he is aware that, owing to the necessity of providing pensions for old servants, the Meteorological Office is about to cut down its expenses by withdrawing the small payments made for observations at York and other stations; and whether, in view of the important national work done by the Meteorological Office, he can see his way to increase the present Government grant, which is only £15,300 a year.
§ MR. A. J. BALFOURThis question should be addressed to the Chancellor of the Exchequer.