HC Deb 14 March 1927 vol 203 c1629
33. Mr. LUMLEY

asked the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs the amounts spent under the Empire Settlement Act in each year since it was passed into law?

Mr. AMERY

The expenditure under the Empire Settlement Act has been as follows:

£
1922–23 35,464
1923–24 424,897
1924–25 423,621
1925–26 569,875
1926–27 (estimated) 1,131,750
The final expenditure for the year 1926–27 cannot be exactly stated until some time after 31st March.