HC Deb 16 December 1929 vol 233 cc983-4W
Captain BULLOCK

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs the number of nations which are 'in arrear with the payment of their respective quotas to the League of Nations, giving in each case the amount of such arrears and the period in which payment has not been made; and whether this failure to pay punctually causes any increase in the quotas of nations which do meet their obligations?

Mr. A. HENDERSON

According to the most recent figures at my disposal, the following States were in arrears on the 4th instant with their contributions for the financial periods ending 31st December, 1928. The amounts and the periods involved are given in each instance:—

State and financial period. Gold Francs. Gold Francs.
Bolivia.
1923 90,000
1924 104,284.01
1925 109,049.86
1926 88,100.63
1927 86,940.32
1928 89,320.01
567,694.83
China.
1922 182,119
1923 1,767,773.28
1924 1,506,324.51
1925 1,211,665.15
1926 1,022,094.81
1927 929,513.11
1928 1,141,311.24
7,760,801.10

State and financial period. Gold Francs. Gold Francs.
Honduras.
Adjusted arrears payable by instalments. 55,326.58
1923 27,196.51
1924 23,174.23
1925 24,233.30
1926 24,472.39
1927 24,150.09
1928 12,405.62
190,958.72
Nicaragua.
Adjusted arrears payable by in stalments 55,326.58
1923 27,196.51
1924 23,174.23
1925 24,233.30
1926 24,472.39
1927 24,150.09
1928 24,811.11
203,364.21
Paraguay.
Adjusted arrears payable by in stalments 15,370.80
1927 17,593.24
32,964.04
Peru.
1920 26,952.72
1921 187,499.70
1922 182,040.30
1923 244,768.61
1924 208,568.02
1925 218,099.73
1926 198,226.39
1927 195,615.73
1,461,771.20
Salvador.
Adjusted arrears payable by instalments 18,257.87 18,257.87
Total amount in respect of arrears 10,235,811.97

The failure of certain States to pay their quota regularly has not hitherto caused any increase in the quota of nations who pay punctually, the necessary adjustment having been made out of Budget surpluses.