§ Mr. REMERasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury how many contracts have been executed by the Royal Mint during 1930 for Dominions, Colonial, and foreign countries, respectively; and the names of the countries for whom these contracts have been obtained and the value of these contracts?
§ Mr. PETHICK-LAWRENCEThe following coinages were executed at the Royal Mint during 1930 for Dominion, Colonial, and foreign Governments:
Cyprus—1 and ½ piastres (cupronickel).
Hejaz—1, ½and¼ real (silver);1, ½and¼ piastres (cupro-nickel).
Egypt—500, 100, 50 and 20 piastres (gold).
Greece—20 drach. and 10 drach. (silver); 5 drach. (nickel).
British West Africa— ½d. and 1/10d. (cupro-nickel).
Irish Free State (silver and bronze).
The value of the contracts, exclusive of bullion and alloys, was £45,499.