§ MR. CHIOZZA MONEY (Paddington, N.)I bog to ask the Secretary of State for War if his attention has been directed to the fact that in January last Mr. Askwith, who had acted as arbitrator in the matter of the Raunds boot dispute and made certain awards, wrote to the War Office directing attention to certain evasions of the price statement which he had arranged; whether he is aware that Mr. Askwith has not yet received any reply to his letter; and whether he can explain the neglect of the War Office in this matter.
§ THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR WAR (MR. HALDANE, Haddingtonshire)The company in question went into liquidation and it was not practicable to deal with the points raised in the letter. This is the reason why the reply which would otherwise have been sent was not sent to Mr. Askwith. But the matter, so far from being overlooked, was fully gone into.