§ Mr. BOTTOMLEYasked the Secretary to the Treasury if he will state the cost of writing, printing, publishing, and advertising Professor Oman's 146-page narrative on the outbreak of the War, the number of copies actually sold to date, and the total profit, if any?
§ Mr. C. HARMSWORTHThe cost of printing, publishing, and advertising Professor Oman's narrative on the outbreak of the War amounted approximately to £390. The number of copies sold to date is 7,900, and the total profit is £270. The narrative was written in the course of work undertaken at the Foreign Office by Professor Oman with great public spirit during the War, and performed without pecuniary reward. No expenditure, therefore, was involved in writing it.