asked the Postmaster General the total capital outlay and the estimated cost of upkeep, depreciation and interest charges on office machinery introduced into the London engineering district since May, 1929; and how much of that capital outlay was incurred in respect of machinery manufactured in foreign countries?

The total capital outlay on office machinery introduced into the London engineering district since May, 1929, is estimated at £630. The corresponding cost of upkeep, including interest and depreciation, is estimated at about £80 a year. It is impossible to say how much of the capital outlay is in respect of machinery manufactured in foreign countries. Some of it consists of parts which, though of foreign origin, are assembled in this country.