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Show HAVE SOME COIN ON .HAND. British Treasury Surplus Is the Largest on Record. London. The liritish budget for 3912 13 was introduced by David Lloyd George, chancellor of tho ex-cheuer, ex-cheuer, In the home of commons on Tuesday. The chancellor was In the comfort ible position of having a lies! egg of $:i2,7."0 OtHi remaining from las! year. This, he r.ald, was the largest realized fcurplu on record. The .j.is to revenue from the coal strike han been upwards of $2,0(n,000, bo that but for the strike the surplus would have been I .lii.OOO.On'i. Tho estimated expenditure for th, fiscal year 1912 13 amounts to 9.;i,-625,009. 9.;i,-625,009. un liieiease of $2N.905,(1P0 over that of last year. |