§ MR. ASHTON (Bedfordshire, Luton)To ask the Secretary to the Treasury for what term annuities created for the purpose of repayment of the Pacific Cable Loan, under the Act of 1901, run; and whether any annuities for repayment of advances under the Public Buildings Expenses Acts of 1903 have been created; and, if so, for what term.
(Answered by Mr. Victor Cavendish.) The annuity under the Pacific Cable Act is for a term of fifty years (Civil Service Estimates, page 464). Two annuities have been created under The Public Buildings Expenses Act, 1903, each being for a term of twenty-nine years (Civil Service Estimates, page 45).