asked the Minister of Transport the total amount of expenditure by local authorities on highway account during each of the last three years for which figures are available; and what amount was contributed from the Road Fund in each of those years.

The amounts expended by the local authorities in Great Britain on highway account (including loan charges, but excluding expenditure defrayed from loans) during each of the last three years for which complete information is available and the amounts paid to the local authorities under grants from the Road Fund during each of those years were as follow:—

asked the Minister of Transport whether he has yet replied to the request of the Farnworth Urban District Council for authority to proceed with their street improvement schemes and what his reply has been; and whether a grant has been sanctioned for this purpose.

I regret that I am unable to trace the request referred to, but if the hon. Member will be good enough to furnish further information, I shall be pleased to make inquiries.

asked the Home Secretary if he will introduce legislation to prohibit all-in wrestling matches taking place in this country.

No representations on this subject appear to have reached the Home Office. If the hon. Member will furnish me with the information on the points which he has in mind, I will consider the matter.

asked the Home Secretary if he will introduce legislation to prohibit all boxing or wrestling encounters between men of white race and of coloured race in this country.

I do not think that legislation on the lines suggested by my hon. Friend could be justified. The question whether such encounters are desirable depends largely on the circumstances attending each individual case. The matter is primarily one for the organizations responsible for these contests.

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the number of gallons of spirits, barrels of beer (bulk and standard), and gallons of wine consumed in Northern Ireland during the calendar year 1931; and the estimated amount of revenue attributable to each class of liquor.

The figures are as follow:

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the quantities of malt, un-malted corn, rice, etc., sugar, and molasses used in distilling, and the number of proof gallons distilled during the distilling year ended 30th September, 1931.

The quantities of certain materials used in distilling and the number of proof gallons of spirits dis-

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he is now prepared to grant a Return or present a White Paper showing the scaling down of debts due to this country by Foreign Governments arising out of the late War.

As was explained in the reply given to the hon. Member for the Scotland Division (Mr. Logan) on 18th February, the facts are already available in a convenient form, and I think that it would involve needless expense to grant a Return or to present a White Paper. I am, however, causing the following statement of the figures to be circulated in the OFFICIAL REPORT.Treaty of Versailles and the War Debt of Russia has not yet been funded.