§ 64. Colonel Ponsonbyasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what loss has been suffered in respect of Treasury 2½2 per cent. Stock purchased by the Government during the last two years, in view of the fall in price of such stock on the market.
§ Mr. Glenvil HallChanges in market price cause neither profit nor loss unless the securities are realised. I am not prepared to add to the information regularly published regarding securities held by Government Departments.