in his final and -detailed analysis of the expenditure on
Votes of Credit, Mr. Boner Law points out that the increase of expenditure on Army Services is in part attributable to payniente or advances which will'be ultimately recaverable.—The Governnient are acting as brokeriron a gigantic scale, and it is reasonable to assume that they will ultimately be able to dispose of a good deal of their purchases.—As regards loam to Allies, the Government are still liable during the opening woke of the current year to fulfil eammits meats undertaken before the entry of the United States into the war. The advantage of that entry, he added, was now being felt. Under the heading "Miscellaneous "'the growth of expenditure was due to transport charges; pun:hisses of ships and food supplies, -end the charge for war peasions, which had now reached k2rA030 week, and would of course continue to expand.
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