§ 56. Mr. MARCUSasked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies the annual income and expenditure of the 408 Palestine Government from 20th July, 1920, until the last year for which figures are available?
§ Dr. SHIELSAs the answer is in statistical form, with my hon. Friend's permission, I will circulate the figures in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the answer:
| Period. | Revenue. | |
| £E. | £P. | |
| 1st July, 1920 to 31st March, 1921. | (1,108,528) | 1,136,951 |
| 1921–22 | (2,312,243) | 2,371,531 |
| 1922–23 | (1,764,585) | 1,809,831 |
| 1923–24 | (1,633,893) | 1,675,788 |
| 1924–25 | (2,101,072) | 2,154,946 |
| 1925–26 | (2,739,091) | 2,809,324 |
| 1926–27 | (2,390,081) | 2,451,365 |
| 1st April to 31st December, 1927. | — | 1,739,380 |
| 1928 | — | 2,584,317 |
| 1929* | — | 2,299,792 |
| Period. | Expenditure. | |
| £E. | £P. | |
| 1st July, 1920 to 31st March, 1921. | (1,228,097) | 1,259,587 |
| 1921–22 | (1,881,108) | 1,929,341 |
| 1922–23 | (1,837,173) | 1,884,280 |
| 1923–24 | (1,633,227) | 1,675,105 |
| 1924–25 | (1,806,660) | 1,852,985 |
| 1925–26 | (2,040,332) | 2,092,647 |
| 1926–27 | (2,070,479) | 2,123,568 |
| 1st April to 31st December, 1927. | — | 1,944,397 |
| 1928 | — | 3,381,993 |
| 1929* | — | 2,187,595 |
| * Subject to revision. |