asked the Secretary of State for War the cost of removing the British Army of Occupation from Cologne to Wisbaden?

I would refer the hon. Member to the reply which I gave on the 14th April last to my hon. Friend the Member for Ilford (Sir F. Wise).

asked the Secretary of State for War whether the whole of the British officers transferred from Cologne to Wiesbaden have been provided with quarter; together with the amount of expenditure authorised in respect of hotel accommodation until such quarters were provided?

All officers transferred from Cologne to Weisbaden have been provided with quarters with the exception of some single officers of the General Headquarters Mess who are permanently accommodated in the Eden Hotel. Six officers who have joined the Army of the Rhine since the evacuation of Cologne are also accommodated in hotels pending allotment of quarters. The total amount authorised up to 28th June for the hotel accommodation of officers at Wiesbaden was 78,558 gold marks.

asked the Secretary for Mines upon what basis the Mineral Rights Duty payable upon rock salt and brine is calculated?

Mineral Rights Duty is charged upon the rental value of the minerals in question as defined in Section 20 of the Finance (1909–10) Act, 1910.

asked the Secretary for Scotland if he is aware that the Scottish Oil Company have intimated that they are going to dismantle the shale mines at Tarbrax; if he is aware that good housing accommodation exists in this locality; in view of this fact, will the Government consider the possibility of taking steps to assist the shale industry; and, if not, will they assist some other form of industry to be set up in this locality?

I am informed that the position is as stated in the first part of the question. With regard to the second part, I understand that the houses are for the most part room and kitchen houses with a scullery and water-closet, and that they are good houses of their kind. I can give no undertaking with regard to the last two parts of the question.

asked the Under-Secretary of State for India whether the Government of India proposes to include Indian seamen in the Indian Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923?

Indian seamen employed on ships registered under Indian law are included in the Indian Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923. Those employed, as most of them are, on ships registered under the United Kingdom Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, are entitled to the benefit of the United Kingdom Workmen's Compensation Act, 1906, but it is understood that seamen so employed in many eases obtain by voluntary agreement with their employers the right to receive compensation under the Indian Act.

asked the Home Secretary the number of motorists in England and Wales, excluding the Metropolitan Police District, who have been fined for exceeding the speed limit and/or for driving to the danger of the public; the number acquitted and the number convicted for the 12 months to the last convenient date; and the gross amount of fines and the sentences imposed?

The particulars asked for are not available. In the returns furnished by the police for the purpose of compiling the Criminal Statisties, cases of these offences are included with other offences under a general heading for offences by motorists.

asked the Home Secretary the number of complaints lodged within the Metropolitan Police area during the period of the general strike, as to the conduct of members of the police reserve and special constabulary; and what action has resulted from such complaints?

Complaints involving 13 special constables have been received, and I append a statement showing the nature of the complaint and the action taken in each case. In addition, a complaint of assault was made against certain police and special constables, but on inquiry not substantiated:

asked the Home Secretary whether, in view of the fact that coloured British subjects born in Barbados have been obliged to register at ports in Great Britain as aliens, he will take such action as will result in special identity cards being issued to such coloured seamen at British ports on production of a birth certificate or other satisfactory proof of birth?

I am not aware that any general action on my part is called for in this connection, but the hon. Member has called my attention to one case of the registration as an alien of a person claiming birth in Barbados; and after investigation the registration has been cancelled, and I have given instructions that the birth certificate produced by the individual in question may be endorsed accordingly.

asked the Minister of Transport the present position of the Road Fund to the last convenient date; and what total of moneys has been paid out from the fund, for road making, improvements, and repairs during the last six months?

The position of the Road Fund as at 31st March, 1925, is set out in paragraph 3 of the Annual Report for 1924–25, and a similar statement is in course of preparation and will appear in the Report for 1925–26. As the allocation of grants is based on an annual programme, figures for any intermediate period would be misleading.The grants made during 1925-26 were, in round figures, as follow:

asked the Secretary of State for Air what arrangements, if any, have been made for the organisation of traffic leaving the Air Pageant at Hendon on 3rd July while leaving the ground, in view of the fact that it took between 2½ and 3½ hours to get out of the ground last year?

I would refer to the reply I gave yesterday to the hon. and gallant Member for the South Division of Leicester (Captain Waterhouse).

asked the First Lord of the Admiralty the incidence in the Navy at home and abroad of syphilis and gonorrhæa during the last three years for which statistics are available; and in how many of these cases were preventive measures adopted?

The incidence in the Navy at home and abroad of syphilis and gonorrhæa during the years 1922, 1923 and 1924 (latest figures available) is as follows:

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the approximate gross revenue derived from the Import Duty on cinematograph raw film since the 1st July, 1925, and the approximate amount of allowances by way of drawback on the re-exportation of raw film since the same date?

The approximate gross amount derived from the Import Duty on raw cinematograph film for the period from the 1st July, 1925, to the 31st May 1926, was £19,600, and the amount repaid as drawback in respect of imported raw film exported during the same period was £3,400.