§ MR. BUCHANAN (Aberdeenshire, E.)I beg to ask Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer in what amounts, at what dates, for what times, and at what rates have the Treasury bills under the Act of last session been issued.
§ THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER (Sir M. HICKS-BEACH,) Bristol, W.(1) Issued on 15th Novem- 279 ber, 1899, to the public, in twelve months bills, £1,000,000, at an average price of £3 5s. 6d. per cent. per annum, and in six months bills, £2,000,000, at an average price of £3 18s. 4d. per cent. per annum. (2) Issued on 20th November, 1899, to the National Debt Commissioners, £500,000, in twelve months bills, at £3 5s. 6d. per cent. per annum, the rate at which the bills (1) were allotted to the public. (3) Issued on 30th December, 1899, to the Bank of England, £3,000,000, in three months bills, at £4 per cent. per annum. (4) Issued on 6th January, 1900, to the public £1,000,000 in twelve months bills, at an average price of £4 3s. 7d. per cent. per annum.