§ Sir J. PENNEFATHERasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Overseas Trade Department how much of the money voted by this House for the purposes of the Empire Settlement Act of 1922 was expended during each of the years 1922, 1923, 1924 and 1925?
§ Mr. AMERY:The following statement shows the amount provided annually by Parliament for the purposes of the Empire Settlement Act, 1922, with the net expenditure in each year:
Estimate. Expenditure. £ £ 1922–3 … 350,000 35,464 1923–4 … 1,206,200 456,671 1924–5 … 886,000 395,218 1925–6 … 497,925 497,500 The sum which will ultimately be brought to account for 1925–6 cannot yet he definitely stated.