§ Sir F. WISEasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the annual amount of the Cyprus Tribute Loan; if it is credited against the payment of £50,000 a year made by the British Government; and, if there is a surplus or cumulative surplus, how is it invested?
Mr. GUINNESSIf, as I assume, the hon. Member is referring to the Ottoman Loan of 1855, I would refer him to the answer given by the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the 3rd March, and by the Secretary of State for the Colonies on the 11th May. The contribution paid by Cyprus is applied to the payment of interest on the loan, and there is at present no surplus.