§ 59. Mr. Kingasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he has received the draft sent to him by the hon. Member for Penryn and Falmouth (Mr. King) for £565 representing a parcel of £1notes which that Member received from a constituent, anonymously, in order to help balance the Budget; and whether he will take this opportunity of expressing the thanks of His Majesty's Government to so generous a donor.
§ Mr. DaltonYes, Sir; and I should like to express the warm thanks of His Majesty's Government to this generous donor for his patriotic action, and also to all those other anonymous donors who have made similar gifts to the nation.
§ Mr. KingIs the Chancellor aware that this is evidence of a most concrete kind of a new spirit of co-operation and unselfishness which has appeared since the victory of the Labour Party?
§ Mr. DaltonI should be very glad so to regard it.
§ Mr. GallacherWill the Chancellor take the opportunity afforded by this gift of making a statement that if the others do not hand up their money, it will be taken from them?