§ Mr. HANCOCKasked the Minister of Wealth whether, seeing that in his circular letter on 16th October he definitely instructs local authorities to make adequate arrangements for the professional and other assistance necessary to carry out the work of providing houses in adequate numbers and with dispatch, and states distinctly that, such expenditure may be included in the capital cost of housing schemes, and seeing that the "Housing Journal" has clearly stated that the employment of a special staff for housing schemes and other administrative expenses may be charged to capital account, he can now say why the claim of the Repton Rural District Council to charge such expenses to the capital account has been disallowed?
§ Dr. ADDISONPayments for professional and other assistance in the preparation and carrying out of actual building schemes may certainly be charged to capital account. But the proposal of the Repton Rural District Council relates to payments of salaries, etc., in connection with their general duties under the Housing Acts, and such expenses cannot properly be charged to capital.