§ 68. Sir J. POWERasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he can state from 1st April to the latest available date the total national expenditure, exclusive of expenditure on the Post Office, the Road Fund, and payments for debt redemption; and the corresponding figures for the same period of last year?
Mr. SAMUELExcluding Post Office, Road Fund and Sinking Fund, the national expenditure from the 1st April last to the 19th November was £424,758,194. The corresponding figure for last year was £438,984,915.