§ Captain BULLOCKasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what have been the total contributions of this country to the League of Nations since its inception; whether this figure includes the cost of sending delegates to and from Geneva; and, if not, what is the approximate total cost of this latter item for the same period
Sir J. S I MONThe total amount of the contributions of His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom to the expenses of the League of Nations (apart from the expenses of the International Labour Office) is £1,016,752 from the date of the inception of the League up to and including the present year. This sum does not include the expenses of delegations sent from this country to Geneva, which, up to the end of October, 1933, amount to £158,734 (exclusive of the cost, of delegations to meetings of the International Labour Organisation).