§ Mr. CASSELasked the Secretary to the Treasury whether the sum of £974,750, being the estimated Grant-in-Aid of administrative expenses of approved societies and insurance committees, represents two-ninths of the estimated expenses of such societies and committees as regards male members and one-fourth as regards female members, or how otherwise the estimate is arrived at; and what is the estimate of the total administrative expenses of such societies and insurance committees on which the Grant-in-Aid is based?
§ Mr. WEDGWOOD BENNThe amount is made up as follows:—
43W The first of these items includes a sum of £209,800 and the second a sum of £96,250 in respect of expenditure incurred in 1912–13, the Grants on account of which cannot be paid out of the current year's Vote owing to non-completion of the audit. The amount included in the estimate therefore, in respect of expenditure proper to 1913–14 is £668,700. The total estimated expenditure of societies and committees for 1913–14 on which this provision is based is £2,615,200.
£ Two-ninths of estimated expenses of approved societies and insurance committees in respect of male members 606,200 One-fourth of estimated expenses in respect of female members 282,950 Special Grant of 1½d. per insured person to insurance committees in Great Britain in connection with the administration of medical benefit and corresponding proportion of Irish special Grant 85,600 £974,750