Exchequer Bonds and External Debt.

Part of Orders of the Day — Consolidated Fund (Appropriation — No. 2) BILL. – in the House of Commons at on 9 November 1921.

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The hon. Member for Ince (Mr. S. Walsh) was, I think, hardly fair to the Government in regard to the cause of the heavy expenditure on the Defence Force. He sailed, I think, a little bit near the wind as regards the question of order. I do net wish to answer his arguments at any length, but I should like to remind hire of this, that there was a miners' strike just about a year ago which lasted about a month or five weeks. There was no question at that time of calling out the Defence Force.