The Archive · 1934

Britain Notified

London, May 28.

The United States to-day presented Great Britain with an "account rendered" note.

Tt requested the payment to either} the U.S. 'Treasury in' Washington or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York of $230,111,000 war debt, comprising two half-yearly 1999 instalments. of $06,000,000 and_ $88,000,000] respectively, together with a half-yearly instalment in repayment of {the amounts suspended by the Hoover moratorium of 1031-32, of $9,721,000, and the half-yearly instalment due fon June 15 this year of $75,300,000.

Among the first important measures for discussion by the House of Commons before the session con-eludes at the end of July, or the Ddeginning of August, are the Betting and Lotteries Bill, Petroleum Production Bill and the Tithe Bill which Road Trac Bill, designed to lessen the risk of road accidents and which includes the proposal to limit speed in built up areas to 30 miles an hour.

The remaining stages of the Finance Bill ind several other measures also await consideration Wireless Through Reuter:

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