§ Sir H. Webbeasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies (1) the number of postage stamps sold by the Crown Agents for the Colonies to dealers in England during 1958, and the total amount received from such sales;
(2) the number of postage stamps sold by the Crown Agents through their bureau in Washington to dealers in the United States of America during 1958, and the total amount received from such sales.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydThe total number of stamps sold by the Crown Agents during 1958 in this country and through their Washington Bureau was 17,304,550. 119W Separate figures are not available to show how many of these were sold to dealers in this country or through the Bureau, Washington, to dealers in the U.S.A. The amount received in respect of sales was £228,782 18s. 10d. of which sum £160,070 13s. 4d. was received by the Crown Agents' Bureau in the United Kingdom, and £68,712 5s. 6d. by their Washington Bureau.