§ Mr. FELLasked how much of the Vote of £300,000 for the unemployed was expended before the close of the financial year?
§ Mr. BURNSThe following sums were paid by the Local Government Boards for the three kingdoms to the Central (Unemployed) Body and the distress committees during the last financial year:—
| England and Wales (including the appropriation of £12,253 from the grant for the previous year) | … | … | … | £232,733 |
| Scotland | … | … | … | 47,253 |
| Ireland | … | … | … | 13,750 |
| Making a total of | … | … | … | £293,741 |