§ Colonel Burtonasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury why Sir George Paish was allowed to take more than the minimum sum allowed to ordinary passengers on their obtaining exit permits; and whether he can state the sums which have from the time of his exit been allowed to be sent to Sir George Paish, and whether the Government gave any recognition to his mission?
§ Captain CrookshankSir George Paish applied last June for an advance to cover126W travelling and other expenses incidental to a lecture tour in America. His earnings in the course of that tour, which would of course be surrenderable to the Treasury, were expected considerably to exceed the sum applied for and his request was accordingly granted on that basis, that is to say, it was dealt with purely as a normal business visit, and no question of official recognition arose in connection therewith. No further sums have been applied for or sent to Sir George Paish since he left the country.