§ 80. Captain Sir BEVILLE STANIERasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Agriculture what were the sums voted for the Board in the years 1912–13, 1913–14, 1914–15, 1915–16, 1916–17, 1917–18, 1918–19, and the net expenditure and the surplus unexpended?
The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the BOARD of AGRICULTURE (Sir Arthur Boscawen)This answer is a long string of figures, and I propose to circulate it.
§ The following is the answer circulated:
| — | Vote. | Net Expenditure. | Surplus Unexpended. |
| £ | £ | £ | |
| 1912–13 | 317,111 | 313,411 | 3,700 |
| 1913–14 | 309,547 | 264,312 | 45,235 |
| 1914–15 | 344,027 | 318,885 | 25,142 |
| 1915–16 | 391,748 | 367,752 | 23,996 |
| Deficit | |||
| 1916–17 | 335,160 | 384,167 | 49,007* |
| 1917–18 | 469,207 | 462,947 | 6,260 |
| Estimated | |||
| Estimated | Deficit | ||
| 1918–19 | 452,270 | 502,270 | 50,000* |
| * Allocated from Vote of Credit. |