Mr. MacCALLUM SCOTTasked the Under-Secretary for India if he will give the names of the firms to whom loans were made from the Indian balances from 1901 to 1904; and the amount of the loans in each case?
§ Mr. HAROLD BAKERThe names are as follows: Alexanders and Company, Allen, Hellings and Company, Baker, Duncombe and Company, Biedermann and Company, B. W. Blydenstein and Company, Brighthwen and Company, Bristowe and Head, Brunton, Bourke and Company, Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China, M. Corgialegno and Company, E. Corrie and Company, R. Cunliffe, Sons, and Company, Derenberg and Meyer, J. Elles, Gillett Brothers and Company, Haarbleicher and Schumann, W. Halford and Company, Hohler and Company, Hopkins and Giles, Joseph and Bergel, A. Keyser and Company, King and Foa, Laurie Milbank and Company, Lazard Brothers and Company, London, Paris, and American Bank, Lutyens and Ripley, Lyon and Tucker, Matthey Harrison and Company, Mercantile Bank of India, L. Messel and Com- 979W pany, Mullens, Marshall and Company, National Bank of India, National Discount Company, Pember and Boyle, Price, Montague and Company, Price Brothers, Reeves, Whitburn and Company, Ryder, Mills and Company, Samuel Montagu and Company, Sheppards, Pellys and Company, Smith, St. Aubyn and Company, Union Discount Company, Vaile, Allen and Company, Waley and Wilbraham, Wedd, Jefferson and Company, W. A. and N. Wilkinson.
The number of new loans granted in the period was 1,396, and there was a much larger number of renewals. It was not possible in the time allowed since notice of the question was given to classify the information regarding these transactions so as to enable the latter part of the question to be answered.