§ MR. FIELDI beg to ask Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he can state if any provision is made, or whether any reserve would be immediately available, if, owing to the reduction of interest or other causes, the withdrawals from the Post Office Savings Bank should exceed the new deposits.
§ THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER (Sir M. HICKS BEACH, Bristol, W.)The hon. Member asks me what would be done in the event of the falling off of Savings Bank deposits, which for a long time have been continually increasing. I see no reason to anticipate any such difficulty as he suggests.