§ Mr. BROADasked the Home Secretary what was the total cost of maintaining the Metropolitan police force in the year ending April, 1914, and the year ending April, 1928; what were the amounts provided by the Treasury and the local authorities, respectively, in each of those years; and the amounts in the levied for police rates in those years?
§ Sir W. JOYNSON-HICKSThe total net cost of the Metropolitan police for the financial years ending 31st March, 1914, and 31st March last was £2,591,416 and £7,114,587 and the police rate was 2081W 6¾d. and 1s. 0¼d. in the £1. In 1913–14 the cost was divided between the Exchequer and the rates approximately in the proportion of four-ninths and five-ninths; it is now shared equally.