§ 19. Mr. DAYasked the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs whether he will give particulars of how the amount of £4,633 was spent under the heading of Cinema in the accounts of the Empire Marketing Board for the financial year 1927?
§ Mr. AMERYWith the hon. Member's permission I will arrange to circulate the answer in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Mr. DAYIn the preparation of these accounts in future, will fuller information be given, for the benefit of hon. Members?
§ Mr. AMERYI think pretty full information is given, but I am always glad to provide more detailed information if any hon. Member wishes it.
§ Mr. DAYIn future accounts may we know under what headings the money spent for cinema is allocated, whether for the making of films, distribution of same, or the hire of cinemas far displaying films for the Empire Marketing Board?
§ Following is the answer:
§ The expenditure in question from the Empire Marketing Fund in the financial year 1027 brought to account up to the 31st March, 1928, was made up, in detail, as follows:
| (1) Empire Marketing Board Cinema at the Imperial Institute (expenditure incurred by the Department of Overseas Trade and repaid from the Empire Marketing Fund): | ||||||
| Capital expenditure: | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. |
| Conversion of Ceylon pavilion at the Institute, purchase of equipment (projector, switchboard, etc.) | 3,935 | 17 | 3 | |||
| Maintenance expenditure: | ||||||
| Salaries of operators, hire, carriage and insurance of films, power charges, incidental expenses, etc | 533 | 3 | 5 | |||
| 4,469 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| (2) Direct expenditure from the Empire Marketing Fund: | ||||||
| Cost of cinema apparatus | 61 | 19 | 3 | |||
| Hire of films | 26 | 2 | 4 | |||
| Gantry at Victoria Station for daylight projector | 24 | 16 | 0 | |||
| Customs duty and insurance charges | 42 | 1 | 10 | |||
| Carriage costs | 3 | 19 | 10 | |||
| Incidental expenses | 5 | 19 | 7 | |||
| 164 | 18 | 10 | ||||
| £4,633 | 19 | 6 |