§ 6. Mr. Dayasked the Prime Minister the total budget of the League of Nations for the 12 months ended to the last convenient date, and the contributions of His Majesty's Government in the United King- 851 dom to the same date, including the International Labour Office and the permanent Court of International Justice; and which members of the League have not paid their quota?
§ Mr. ButlerAs the reply involves a number of figures, I will, with permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Mr. DayAre the States that are owing large sums of money taking any steps to reduce their obligations?
§ Mr. ButlerI have enough responsibilities without that.
§ Mr. ManderAre we ourselves carrying out our obligations?
§ Following is the reply:
§ The total Budget voted for the financial period ending 31st December, 1937, was 23,347,302 gold francs. The Budget of the International Labour Office and the Permanent Court of International Justice are included in this sum. Of this amount 2,062,479.70 gold francs were provided out of the surplus from 1935 and the remainder in contributions from Member States. The United Kingdom contribution amounted to 2,490,531.75 gold francs. At the date of the most recent statement issued, the following States had not paid their contributions for 1937 in full: Albania, Cuba, Ecuador, Spain, Ethiopia, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Panama, Paraguay, Salvador and Yugoslavia.