§ Sir A. Wilsonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what dividend was received during 1938 on the Suez Canal shares held by the Treasury expressed in sterling and a percentage of the sterling cost of the shares in 1876?
§ Sir J. SimonThe dividends and statutory interest received during 1938 on the Suez Canal shares held by the Treasury amounted to £1,699,269; this represents approximately 41 per cent. of the sterling cost of the shares purchased in 1876.