§ "That a sum, not exceeding £31,485,000, 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, 1923, to meet expenditure arising from the Government Control of Railways and Canals in Great Britain and Ireland under The Regulation of the Forces Act, 1871, Section 16, and Defence of the Realm (Consolidation) Regulations, 9 H, and payments to Railway Companies under The Railways Act, 1921, Section 11, and The Irish Railways (Settlement of Claims) Act, 1921, Section 1."