§ 20. Mr. RAMSDENasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he has received any representations from Antigua with regard to their finances; and what action, if any, he proposes to take in the matter?
§ Mr. AMERYThe answer to the first part of the question is in the affirmative. The Governor has already appointed a Commission of Inquiry into the incidence of taxation in the Presidency, and I have asked him also to cause the whole expenditure to be reviewed by a Committee of the Legislative Council appointed ad hoc at a convenient time. I would add, however, that expenditure has been reduced from£84,123 in 1924–25 to £77,465 in 1926–27.