HC Deb 10 August 1916 vol 85 c1334

Resolved, "That a sum, not exceeding £280,090, be granted to His Majesty to complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1917, for the Expenses of the Prisons in England, Wales, and the Colonies, including a Grant in Aid of certain Expenses connected with Discharged Prisoners." [NOTE.—£400,000 has been voted on account.]