HC Deb 10 December 1906 vol 166 cc1569-70
MR. ASHLEY (Lancashire, Blackpool)

I beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade whether Mr. Owen Ellis has been appointed as an official receiver in Wales; and whether such an appointment necessitates any qualification of a legal character.

MR. KEARLEY

Mr. Ellis Owen— not Mr. Owen Ellis—has been appointed as an official receiver in Wales. The Answer to the second part of the hon. Member's Question is in the negative.

MR. ASHLEY

Is there any precedent for appointing to such an office a gentleman without legal qualifications?

MR. KEAKLEY

I am not quite sure but I think there is.