I beg to move: "That a sum not exceeding £7,385,000 be granted to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending 31st March, 1924, for expenditure in respect of destruction and injuries to property on and after 21st January, 1919." A sum of £3,000,000 had been voted on account.
We have already dealt with the Damage to Property Act, and Deputies know all about that. Having regard to the lengthened discussions we have had on damage to property, this Vote, I think does not lend itself to very much criticism. In the case of compensation for pre-Truce damage, Deputies know that there is an International Commission dealing with that matter. We are parties to that arrangement, and I do not think that it lends itself to any particular criticism.