§ 64. Sir Waldron Smithersasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the yield of the major items included in the miscellaneous revenue for the year ended 31st March, 1938, and the estimated yield from each of the major items of miscellaneous revenue for the year ending 31st March, 1939?
§ The Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Lieut.-Colonel Colville)The aggregate amount receivable under this head is necessarily a matter of conjecture at the beginning of the year: many items which may be expected to yield some revenue are quite incapable of being accurately forecast. Particulars of actual receipts are published in very full detail in the annual Finance Accounts. The aggregate estimate for last year was £11,000,000, and for this year is £10,500,000. The 512 estimate for last year was exceeded by some 2,500,000. This was due to an increase last year in various Departmental receipts, mainly owing to the demand for new silver coin.
§ Sir W. SmithersWill the Financial Secretary note that I asked for details of the major items, which he has not given me?
§ Lieut.-Colonel ColvilleIt has been the long established practice not to publish these until the accounts come out in July or August each year.