§ Sir F. SYKESasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs the annual cost of British Embassies and Legations, individually and respectively, in 1913–14 and 1924–25?
Mr. LOCKER-LAMPSONThe estimated annual cost of the salaries and allowances of the staffs at British Embassies and Legations in 1913–14 and 1924–25 respectively will be found in Class V, Vote 1, of the Estimates for Civil Services for 1913–14 (pages 472–474) and 1924–25 (pages 6–14). The actual cost of the remaining items of expenditure at British Embassies and Legations, namely:
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- Wages,
- Journeys,
- Couriers,
- Postage,
- Fuel and light,
- Extra rent,
- Law charges,
- Incidental expenses,
- Outfits,
- Compassionate gratuities,
- Telegrams,
for the same years is contained in the following statement:
1913–14. 1924–25. £ £ Abyssinia … 3,530 2,271 Albania … — 692 Argentine Republic … 431 1,780 Austria … 2,138 3,021 Baltic States … — 2,460 Bavaria … 133 — Belgium … 217 1,002 Bolivia … 165 608 Brazil … 1,551 3,364 Bulgaria … 824 926 Central America … 1,579 334 Chile … 788 1,141 China … 5,623 6,927 Coburg and Saxony … 245 — Colombia … 359 257 Cuba … 449 1,552 Czechoslovakia … — 1,677 Darmstadt … 234 — Denmark … 1,111 969 Egypt … 1,504 5,204 Finland … — 1,174 France … 2,514 4,227 Germany … 735 3,658 Greece … 1,030 1,860 Italy … 1,093 4,422 Hungary … — 2,090 Japan … 3,493 4,523 Mexico … 2,130 1,158 Montenegro … 260 — Netherlands … 104 2,001 Norway … 109 712 Panama … 243 262 Persia … 7,141 15,508 Peru … 1,346 772 Poland … — 3,246 Portugal … 1,954 684 Rumania … 709 442 Russia … 2,555 1,015 Serbia (Serb - Croat -Slovene State) … 659 577 Siam … 583 545 Spain … 2,978 3,171 Sweden … 714 1,942 Switzerland … 519 2,020 Turkey … 9,748 9,937 United States … 5,309 8,352 Uruguay … 827 711 Venezuela … 261 678