§ MR. COX (Preston)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for War what is the annual cost of the troops stationed in Ceylon, Hong Kong, and in the Straits Settlements, respectively; and what is the amount of the annual contribution received from each of these Colonies.
I beg also to ask the Secretary of State for War what is the annual cost of the troops stationed in the West Indies; and what is the amount of the annual contribution received from the West Indian Colonies.
§ THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY TO THE WAR OFFICE (Mr. BUCHANAN, Perthshire, E.)The figures for 1904–5 are as follows:—
| Cost. | Colonial Contribution. | |
| Ceylon | £217,003 | £156,718 |
| Hong Kong (including North China and Wei-hai-Wei.) | £598,691 | £119,659 |
| Straits Settlements | £245,647 | £208,713 |
| West Indies | £365,354 | No contribution. |