§ Major H. TERRELLasked the Financial Secretary to the War Office whether officers and men serving in the North Russia Expeditionary Force are paid in roubles at 48 or some other and what number of roubles to the £; and whether, seeing the current rate of exchange at Archangel is about 100 roubles to the £, steps will at once be taken to enable officers and men to draw pay and allowances at the current rate of exchange or in English notes?
§ Mr. FORSTERThe rate of exchange for official transactions in Russia, as in other countries, is fixed by the Treasury from time to time, and is at present 48 roubles to the £ sterling. It would not be practicable to pay the troops in British currency in foreign countries.