§ Mr. HEALYasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he can state the total expenditure incurred in setting up and equipping the customs posts on the boundary line between Northern Ireland and the Free State; and what the cost has been in salaries and expenses for the first year?
§ Mr. SNOWDENThe approximate cost to the Imperial Exchequer of setting up and equipping the Customs posts on the boundary line between Northern Ireland and the Free State was £4,000; the expenditure incurred in salaries and expenses during 1923–24 was approximately £55,000.