§ Mr. Farrasked the Lord Privy Seal what gifts are being made by Her Majesty's Government to the King of Nepal as a result of his official visit to the United Kingdom last October.
§ Mr. GodberThe King of Nepal during his official visit asked whether he could obtain a horse, a bull, two cows and three ponies of well known British breeds. Both the Welsh Pony and Cob Society and the New Forest Pony Breeding and Cattle Society are generously each presenting a pony to the King. Her Majesty's Government have decided to offer the other animals, also as an outright gift, as a gesture of goodwill from Britain to Nepal. About £2,100 will be spent on purchasing the animals and shipping them to Calcutta. Parliamentary authority for this expenditure will be sought in due course by means of a Supplementary Estimate. In the meantime an advance will be obtained where necessary from the Civil Contingencies Fund.