§ Mr. HAZLETONasked the Secretary to the Treasury the total amount ex- 821W pended in Ireland, or in connection with Ireland, under the head of Mercantile Marine Services for the year 1911–12; whether an account of such expenditure, if any, has been taken in the preparation of Parliamentary Papers Cd. 6154 or Cd. 6486, of 1912; and, if not, can he state the reason?
§ Mr. MASTERMANThe net expenditure on Mercantile Marine Services in 1911–12 attributable to Ireland, so far as it can be ascertained, is estimated at about £6,000. It has not been the practice to show this figure in the annual Financial Relations Returns, owing to the difficulty of apportioning all the items of expenditure between England, Scotland, and Ireland. For this reason it was not included in the White Papers referred to, but I may also remind the hon. Member that, even if ascertained with accuracy, the figure would not be included in the expenditure on Irish services shown on page 6 of Cd. 6486 (i.e., would not be taken into account in the calculation of the Transferred Sum), in view of the provisions of Clause 2 (7) of the Bill.