§ MR. JOHN ELLISTo ask the Secretary of State for War what are the sums already voted for the Somaliland Expedition and at what dates were they respectively voted, and what sum, if any, will appear in the Estimates for 1904–5 for the purposes of this war.
(Answered by Mr. Secretary Arnold-Forster). The sums are as follows:—Supplementary Army Estimates (1902–3), dated 27th February, 1903, £50,100. (It was anticipated that £250,000 would be spent in the year 1902–3, but that of this sum £200,000 could be found out of savings on other Votes, so that it was only necessary to take £50,100 on Supplementary Estimate.) Army Estimates (1903–4), dated 27th February, 1903, £250,000. Supplementary Army Estimates (1903–4), £1,600,000. Total, £1,900,100. As explained in the Memorandum for Army Estimates, 1904–5, issued to-day, no provision for Somaliland has been included in the original Army Estimates.