§ Mr. BOOTHasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much of the total sum of £17,366,249 of capital liabilities created in 1911–14 was due to payments made to the National Telephone Company, and how much for telephone extension directly undertaken by the Postmaster-General?
§ Mr. LLOYD GEORGEThe figures are as follows:—
Total of "Other Capital Liabilities" created in the period 1st April, 1911, to 31st March, 1914 (see House of Commons Return 208, of 1914, p. 5, col. 9) £ 17,366,249 Of this total the undermentioned amounts were due to the purposes specified:— Debt created for the purpose of payments to the National Telephone Company 10,709,249 Debt created for the purpose of telephone extension by the Postmaster-General 6,240,000 Debt created for other purposes 417,000 £17,366,249