§ Mr. MACMILLANasked the First Commissioner of Works what net expenditure was involved by the closing down of the British Embassy in St. Petersburg and the establishment of a British Embassy in Moscow?
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§ Mr. ORMSBY-GOREThe Embassy house at St. Petersburg was a hired building and the lease was not renewed on expiry. The cost of acquiring the existing Embassy house in Moscow was approximately £40,000, in addition to an annual rent of £4,500 per annum.
§ Mr. MACMILLANasked the First Commissioner of Works what was the cost of temporary buildings erected for the accommodation of the British Embassy at Tokio after the earthquake of 1923?
§ Mr. ORMSBY-GOREThe cost of clearing the site and erecting temporary buildings at Tokio amounted to approximately £23,000.