§ MR. LOUGHI beg to ask the First Lord of the Treasury whether he has observed the extremely large items and the absence of particulars from the paper which has been distributed with regard; to the Supplementary Estimates of the War Office; and when it will be possible to lay before Parliament complete details of the expenditure of the twenty-three millions included in these Supplementary Estimates.
§ *MR. WYNDHAMNothing but a very rough estimate of war expenditure ' can possibly be framed. The actual expenditure will be shown in the Army Appropriation Account for 1899–1900 under ail the subheads of the Votes. The present mode of presenting the demands for war funds has been preferred to that of a vote of credit, as an approximate estimate of the amounts required under each Vote is presented, but it is not possible to present a more detailed statement.
§ *MR. WYNDHAMThe hon. Member must know that in the Appropriation Account every sixpence is accounted for, and you can tell exactly how much is spent on men and how much on horses.