§ Mr. RUNCIMANasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the estimated expenditure and the realised expenditure upon the minor self-balancing items now scheduled from the national accounts, namely: sale of fee stamps, teachers' pension contributions, Unemployment Fund interest, and other interest on borrowings, respectively, in the years 1928–29 and 1929–30; and whether he will give an estimate for the same items for the year 1930–31?
§ Mr. P. SNOWDENThe figures for the items named by the right hon. Gentleman are as nearly as can be estimated as follow:
§ Mr. PETHICK-LAWRENCEThe total number of civil employés, including industrial workers and manipulative staffs, in the year 1928–29 was 430,300 (men, 351,400; women, 78,900), whose salaries and wages amounted to £83,422,600. The comparable figures for the year 1913–14, on the best estimate that can now be made, were as follow: Total number employed: 390,500 (men, 335,500; women, 55,000). Salaries and wages, £36,750,000.