asked the Postmaster-General the amount of the deposits in the Post Office Savings Bank on 31st March, 1913, and on 31st March, 1922; and the amount in Post Office War Loan Certificates standing to the credit of investors on 31st March, 1922?

The deposits in the Post Office Savings Bank on 31st March, 1913, amounted to £183,250,000 and on 31st March, 1922, to £260,250,000. The amount of stock or bonds held through the Post Office on 31st March, 1913, was £26,300,000, compared with £209,900,000 on 31st March, 1922. The amount of National Savings Certificates held on the 31st March, 1922, was approximately £342,000,000.