§ Mr. MARRIOTTasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury the aggregate amount of War and National Savings Certificates outstanding on 31st March; the aggregate number of certificates sold up to the same date; and the number of individual subscribers?
Mr. YOUNGThe approximate number of certificates sold up to 31st March, 1922, was 559,000,000 representing an initial purchase price of about £433,000,000. The aggregate purchase price of certificates outstanding on 31st March, 1922, was about £329,000,000. The interest accrued on this total would vary with the dates of individual certificates but may be approximately
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—— London. Grimsby. Safeguarding of Industries Act. Total number of postal packages examined 16,149 2,821 Duty collected £10,805 £3,101 Number of packages undelivered one month after date of arrival 710 261 German Reparation (Recovery) Act. Total number of postal packages examined 244,578 53,606 Levy collected £182,312 £25,271 Number of packages undelivered one month after date of arrival 4,733 4,960 £45,000,000. It is not possible to give the number of individual subscribers, as many persons take out more than one certificate.