§ Mr. LOUIS SMITHasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury what were the amounts, in sterling, of the dividends paid by the Suez Canal Company in each of the last 10 years?
§ Mr. PETHICK-LAWRENCEThe sterling value of the dividends paid on the ordinary shares of the Suez Canal Company, including the statutory interest payable on the actions de capital, converted at the rates of exchange ruling at the dates of payment, have been, in round figures, as follow:
For the year £ 1921 … … … 2,201,000 1922 … … … 2,076,000 1923 … … … 2,338,000 1924 … … … 2,605,000 1925 … … … 2,150,000 1926 … … … 3,501,000 1927 … … … 3,712,000 1928 … … … 4,148,000 1929 … … … 4,301,000 The final dividend for the year 1930 has not yet been declared.