§ 56. Lieut.-Colonel FREMANTLEasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether any part of the cost of this year's Census is included in the Estimate for Stationery and Printing (Class VII., 14); 802 and, in particular, whether the estimated cost of the Census is responsible for the increase in the vote for Departmental Stationery (Sub-head E (d)) or for calculating and other machinery (Subhead I (c))?
§ Mr. PETHICK-LAWRENCEThe Estimate for Stationery and Printing for the current year includes a provision of £24,000 in respect of the Census. Of this amount £2,000 is for stationery, including forms, £4,000 for printing and £18,000 for calculating and other machinery. This last-named provision is responsible for the increase in Sub-head I (c) of the Estimate.
§ Lieut.-Colonel FREMANTLEWill there be recurrent expenditure in future years, or will there be some rebate by selling off these machines after the Census?
§ Mr. PETHICK-LAWRENCEI must have notice of that question.