§ 8. "That a supplementary sum, not exceeding £500, be granted to Her Majesty to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1900, for the salaries and other expenses of temporary commissions, committees, and special inquiries."
§ 9. "That a sum, not exceeding £23,327, be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1900, for making good certain sums written off from the assets of the Local Loans Fund.