§ Mr. MILLSasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the respective values of silver per ounce in 1909, 1914, 1920, 1928, and 1931, respectively; and how many countries operate on a silver currency and approximately the total population of those countries?
§ Major ELLIOTThe average price per standard ounce of silver in the London market during the years mentioned was as follows:
Average for year. Pence. 1909 23 11/16 1914 25 5/16 1920 61 9/16 1928 26 ¾ 1931 (January to August) 13 1/16 The countries on a silver standard at present are China, with a population of approximately 444,000,000 and Abyssinia, Persia and the Colony of Hong Kong with a population of approximately 20,000,000 in all.