§ Mr. MILLSasked the President of the Board of Trade whether the Trade Facilities Advisory Committee have yet decided to grant or to refuse the Greek Government's request for the guarantee of a loan under the Trade Facilities Act; if the decision be in favour of granting a loan, the amount and the nature of the security offered by the Greek Government; whether the Government will, before approving the Advisory Committee's Report, obtain the opinion of the International Financial Commission in Athens; the sum at present owing by the Greek Government to Canada; whether the Canadian Government's views have been ascertained as to the desirability of further increasing Greece's external debts; and the names of the firms to whom the orders of the Greek Government will be allotted, the sum of money each individual firm will receive, and the material each firm will supply?
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§ Sir R. HORNEIn reply to the first part of the question, I would refer the hon. Member to the answer given to the hon. Member for the Eastern Division of Leyton (Mr. Malone) on the 27th ultimo. The sum at present owing by the Greek Government to Canada is, I understand, about 6,738,000 Canadian dollars. The remaining parts of the question do not arise.