MARQUESS of TULLIBARDINEasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what are the principal items included in the transferred sum of £6,127,000 mentioned on page 4 of the White Paper [Cd. 6154] referring to the financial provisions of the Government of Ireland Bill?
§ Mr. LLOYD GEORGEThe Estimate referred to by the Noble Lord is arrived at as follows:—
£ Estimated expenditure on Irish Services (other than Reserved Services) in 1912–13, including expenditure on the Post Office 7,062,000 DEDUCT, Revenue received by the Irish Exchequer, namely:— £ Post Office 1,354,000 Fee Stamps 81,000 1,435,000 Net expenditure on Irish Services and Post Office 5,627,000 ADD, surplus 500,000 Transferred sum £6,127,000 Details of the estimated expenditure on Irish Services in 1912–13 will be found in Appendix B to the White Paper.