§ 47. Mr. WELLOCKasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury what portion of the £26,500,000 of share capital and reserves of the three telegraph companies embraced by the proposed Communications Company represents reserves?
§ The FINANCIAL SECRETARY to the TREASURY (Mr. Arthur Michael Samuel)About £12,400,000.
Mr. L'ESTRANGE MALONEDoes the Communications Company yet exist, and can the Financial Secretary say what is the state of affairs in the negotiations?
§ Mr. SAMUELThat is quite a different question.