HC Deb 26 March 1907 vol 171 c1644
MR. MITCHELL-THOMSON

I beg to ask Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer what were the profits made by the Imperial Government from the sale of silver to the West Indian Colonies in each year from 1900 to 1906 inclusive, respectively.

MR. ASQUITH

The estimated profits in the years named were: in 1900, £29,606; in 1901, £15,309; in 1902, £7,029; in 1903, £2,207; and in 1906, £33,324. In 1904 and 1905 there were no profits.