§ 48. Mr. HANNONasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what has been the aggregate cost of the Armies of Occupation in Germany since the Armistice; and what has been the average cost per man per day, respectively, of the British, French, Belgian, and American Armies of Occupation?
§ Mr. BALDWINI will circulate in the OFFICIAL REPORT a statement in answer to this question.
§ The statement promised is as follows:
§ The total cost of each Army of Occupation from the Armistice up to 30th April, 1922, was:
§ National Currencies.
- United States of America, 290,812,934 dollars.
- Britain, £54,317,511 3s. 11d.
- France, 2,971,114,868 French francs.
- Belgium, 504,628,330 Belgian francs.
- Great Britain, £2,000,000.
- France, 460,000,000 French francs.
- Belgium, 102,000,000 Belgian francs.
§ It is impossible, without an elaborate calculation, to give the average cost per man per day over the whole period, but the rates for April, 1922, were:
- United States of America, 4.68 dollars.
- Great Britain, 12s. 6½d.
- France, 14.63 French francs.
- Belgium, 14.88 Belgian francs.
66. Captain ARTHUR EVANSasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what proportion, if any, of the £54,000,000, which is the cost of the Army of Occupation on the Rhine since the Armistice, has been paid by the German Government; and will he inform the House what steps His Majesty's Government is taking to ensure the payment of this sum?
§ Mr. BALDWINPractically the whole of the £54,000,000 to which the hon. Member refers has already been paid by the German Government.