asked the First Commissioner of Works whether he anticipates the £200,000 voted to hi3 Department on the 1st instant under Supplementary Estimate, Class 1, 10b, will be refunded to the Exchequer in the next financial year; and, if not, in which year he expects it to be paid back?

Sir A. MONO:

The answer to the first part of the question is in the affirmative.

asked the First Commissioner of Works whether he anticipates, in the event of further large numbers of houses being erected for local authorities by his Department, he will require further Supplementary Estimates to finance such transactions?

The amount which has been voted will be sufficient to finance all schemes undertaken by my Department during the present financial year, and no further Supplementary Estimate will be required.