§ MR. ASHTON (Bedfordshire, Luton)To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether the sum of £9,961,500 of Exchequer Bonds running on the 6th May, 1907, includes the Exchequer Bonds repayable over the course of ten years at the rate of one million sterling a year; and what are the amounts of the various issues of the Exchequer Bonds still running.
(Answered by Mr. Asquith.) The total of £9,961,500 is made up of—
| £ | |
| Exchequer Bonds under the Finance Act, 1905, redeemable by annual drawings up to 1915 | 8,000,000 |
| Exchequer Bonds under the Supplemental War Loan Act, 1900, redeemable on the 6th August, 1907 | 1,961,500 |
| £9,961,500 |
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The following Exchequer Bonds are also current, which, having been issued for capital expenditure, are classed among
†See Cols. 363–4.
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"Other Capital Liabilities," and do not form part of the unfunded debt—
| £ | |
| Exchequer Bonds under the Capital Expenditure (Money) Act, 1904 | 6,000,000 |
| Exchequer Bonds under the Cunard Agreement (Money) Act, 1904 | 2,20,000 |
| £8,200,000 |