§ 60. Mr. BOOTHasked what is the percentage of the total revenue and of the Post Office revenue of the United Kingdom contributed by Scotland; what is the percentage of the total expenditure on the underground telegraph system spent in Scotland; and whether there has been any similar expenditure in Ireland?
§ Mr. HERBERT SAMUELScotland contributes 10.12 per cent, of the total revenue of the United Kingdom and 9.40 per cent, of the total Post Office revenue, as shown in House of Commons Paper, No. 190. The expenditure in Scotland on the main underground system is 10.4 per cent, of the total expenditure on this system. If the expenditure which ought to be received is to be regarded as proportionate to the revenue contributed, Scotland has already received rather more than her due share of the money spent on underground cables. In addition, Scotland shares in the benefit of the expenditure on the underground system in England and Wales in so far as communication to and from Scotland is protected. There has been no corresponding expenditure in Ireland.