§ MR. CHIOZZA MONEY (Paddington, N.)I beg to ask Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, in presenting to the House the printed financial statement for 1907–8, in continuation of Paper 147 597 of Session 1906, he can see his way to exhibit the respective items of out Imperial revenue and expenditure in such manner that, while they make the facts clear as to the gross income and outgo of the postal and telegraph business, the gross figures of those businesses are not brought into the totals to make it appear that the national expenditure is much larger than is actually the case.
§ MR. RUNCIMANThe rearrangement which my hon. friend suggests would not be a very convenient one, regard being had to the general form of the public accounts. Anyone wishing to readjust the figures in the manner suggested can readily do so upon the material furnished by the Return in its present form.