16 MARCH 1929, page 32

Large Interests Involved.-

Nevertheless, it is also true that pari pas'sii with this boom in Wall Street in . Ameticaii securities there has been going on much in the way of acquiring holdings in British......

Finance—public And Private

'The Coming Budget AT the time of the introduction of the Budget a twelve- month ago, there was a rather general impression that Mr. Churchill was- collecting his forces to......

- - T He Question Of. Control. . .

The problem, indeed, seems to turn upon the question of control, and I,have ventured to raise the point in very . sketchy and very 'tentative fashion, believing that some......

Debt Charge Up.

These estimates were based on an anticipated revenue for the year of £756,083,000, but before the Finance Bill bad gone through the Commons concessions in the new duties had......

Effects Of Dear Money. •

There is, of course, still reason to hope that the year will close with a Surplus, but at present it seems doubtful whether it can possibly be of the dimensions hoped for by Mr.......

U.s. Purchase Of British Shares An Interesting Problem.

READERS of the Spectator will donbtless have - noti that during the past week somewhat acute controve has arisen with regard to a fresh issue of shares by t General Electric......

U.s. Acquisitivezess.. .

_Without going into the merits of this partie example furnished by the General Electric Company I would like to draw attention to the fact that just America's great prosperity......

Large Surplus Was Expected.

It may be recalted..that 311r. Churchill's Budget of last year took...into consideration the prospects of large amounts being - required the following year—that is, for the year......