§ 21. Sir MURDOCH McKENZIE WOODasked the Home Secretary whether he has any figures showing how much money has been subscribed to the Irish Free State hospital sweepstakes; how much of the money has been allocated to hospitals; and how much of the money allocated has, in fact, been paid over to the hospitals?
§ Sir J. GILMOUROn the basis adopted by the Royal Commission on Lotteries and Betting in Appendix IV of their final report, it is estimated that, including sellers' commission, approximately £44,900,000 has been subscribed to the 13 sweepstakes promoted by the Irish Hospitals Trust Limited up to and including that on the Cambridgeshire, 1934, and that, of this sum, £7,603,000 approximately has been allocated to hospitals. I have no information as regards the last part of the question.