Mr. KINGasked the Secretary to the Treasury if he would state the amounts voted for secret service and the amounts actually expended under this head each year since 1899?
Mr. McKINNON WOODThe amounts are as follows:—
Year. Amount Voted. Actual Expenditure. £ £ s. d. 1899–1900 30,000 29,906 4 5 1900–1 65,000 46,256 6 8 1901–2 65,000 48,316 4 8 1902–3 65,000 50,763 15 2 1903–4 65,000 40,180 11 3 1904–5 65,000 37,454 0 10 1905–6 65,000 35,427 8 9 1906–7 50,000 48,411 7 4 1907–8 50,000 43,876 11 11 1908–9 50,000 43,846 1 1 1909–10 50,000 47,104 9 9 1910–11 50,000 46,380 1 5