§ Mr. Holtasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, in the statistics published on the balance of payments, he will consider showing a figure for income derived from oil separately from the general heading of, "Other net."
§ Mr. du CannEstimates of income derived from oil are now included in the interest, profits and dividends item and the shipping item of the invisibles account. There are however statistical problems in the way of satisfactorily translating the financial results of complex and integrated oil operations into balance of payments terms. These and other difficulties have not yet been overcome, and it is not possible to publish separate figures.