HC Deb 06 January 1913 vol 46 c842W
Mr. TOUCHE

asked the Under-Secretary for India the total number of ounces of silver purchased during the year 1912, the aggregate sterling cost, and the average price per ounce?

Mr. HAROLD BAKER

The total number of ounces purchased was 50,793,817, the aggregate cost £6,005,363, and the average price per ounce (to the nearest sixteenth of a penny) 26⅜d. The figures given are exclusive of brokerage, freight, insurance, and other incidental charges.