§ Mr. STUART SAMUELasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will state the amount of the War Loan of 1899 held by the Government Departments, including the India Currency Reserve, also the amount in the hands of the general public?
§ Mr. LLOYD-GEORGEThe amount of the War Loan, 1900, outstanding on 31st March, 1909, was £21,339,602. Of that amount, Government Departments (including the Indian Gold Reserve Fund) held £1,055,201 (House of Commons Paper No. 135, 17th May, 1909), and £20,284,401 was in the hands of the general public.