§ 23. Mr. Dayasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies the amount for the 12 months ended to the last convenient date paid by Great Britain under Article 11 of the treaty between Great Britain and the Amir of Transjordan for the purpose of keeping British forces on 219 the Transjordan frontier; the amounts, separately, which are made up for the Transjordan frontier force grant-in-aid; and the capital cost of works in Transjordan?
§ Mr. Ormsby-GoreIn accordance with the terms of Article 12 of the Agreement of 1928 between His Majesty and the Amir of Transjordan, the following payments were made by His Majesty's Government during the 12 months ended 31st March, 1937, in respect of the proportion of local defence expenditure chargeable, under Article 11 of the Agreement, on the revenues of Transjordan:
| Transjordan Frontier Force. | £P. |
| Recurrent Expenditure | 134,442 |
| Capital Expenditure | 5,242 |
| Royal Air Force. | |
| Recurrent Expenditure | 49,000 |
| Capital Expenditure | 1,466 |
§ Mr. DayCan the Minister say whether he expects that the excess cost of this force will be borne by the Transjordan revenues?
§ Mr. Ormsby-GoreNo, I cannot possibly say.
§ Mr. Ormsby-GoreThe agreement on that matter still stands.