§ Lieut.-Commander KENWORTHYasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the present monthly expenditure, approximately, of the administrative, naval, and military expenditure, respectively, in Mesopotamia; has any Estimate been made as to the total expenditure on Mesopotamia this year; and, if so, what is the amount?
§ Mr. MONTAGUMy right hon. Friend has asked me to answer this question. The monthly expenditure on account of civil administration in Mesopotamia averages about £278,000, against which has to be set receipts estimated at about £243,000 a month. The military expenditure in Mesopotamia to be brought to account by the Government of India was estimated in March last at £31,600,000, or, say, £2,633,000 a month. A portion of these figures represents the normal expenditure of the troops from India, namely, £4,116,000 and £340,000, respectively.