§ Mr. Edeasked the Prime Minister whether the years mentioned in paragraph 16 of the White Paper on Defence are those ended 31st March or commenced 1st April in each case; and what is the last day in the year mentioned in the third line of paragraph 35?
§ The Prime MinisterAs stated in the footnote to paragraph 16, the years in that paragraph are financial years; thus the year 1937 is the year from 1st April, 1937, to 31st March, 1938. The year mentioned in paragraph 35 is the calendar year 1938.