§ 39. Mr. Annesley Somervilleasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what is the amount of the gifts from Malaya towards the cost of Imperial Defence during the past 20 years?
Mr. M. MacDonaldFree gifts from Malaya towards the cost of Empire Defence during the last 20 years amount to more than £ 7,250,000. In addition, the expenditure borne over the same period by the Malayan Governments on the local forces including His Majesty's Forces in the peninsula amount to about £ 15,000,000.