§ 55. Sir FREDRIC WISEasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if Great Britain has paid her silver indebtedness (Pitman) to the United States of America; and, if so, what is the amount?
§ Mr. SNOWDENThe debt amounted to $122,017,633, and has been repaid, the last payment having been made in September last.
§ Sir F. WISEMay I ask if that amount is debited to what is called the "Baldwin Sinking Fund?"
§ Mr. SNOWDENIt has always been regarded as outside the ordinary War Debt.