§ MR. COHEN (Islington, E.)I beg to ask Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, what is the amount of Consols sold from the Public Buildings Expenses Act, 1898, Fund since February 8th, 1904; what was the average price obtained for those sales; what was the loss incurred; and what is the amount of Consols left.
§ MR. AUSTEN CHAMBERLAINThe Consols sold from the Public Buildings Expenses Act, 1898, Fund since February 8th, 1904, amount to £433,477 12s. 8d.; the average price obtained was £88.526; and the loss on these transactions was £90,804 17s. 11d. The amount of Consols now held for the Fund is £397,693 4s. 6d.