§ 21 .Mr. HANNONasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he is in a position to give any information as to the financial position of Latvia; the amount of the Latvian rouble note circulation to the end of the financial year 1920–21 and at the present day; the note circulation of lats and the percentage of gold backing; and the cost of living figures to-day and two years ago?
§ Sir W. JOYNSON-HICKSMy hon. Friend will find some information about Latvian circulation and gold reserves in the "Monthly Bulletin of Statistics of the League of Nations." The latest return of the Bank of Latvia was published in the "Economist" of last week. I am not aware of any official cost of living figures for Latvia.
§ Mr. HANNONAre there not signs of prosperity at the present moment in Latvia?