§ MR. GEORGE ROBERTS (Norwich)I beg to ask the President of the Local Government Board whether public auditors have been instructed to call for the production of all tenders when auditing the accounts of public bodies, and if it is found that the lowest tender has not been accepted to make a surcharge; if so, will he consider the advisability of withdrawing or modifying such instruction so that fair contract clauses may not be rendered inoperative.
§ MR. JOHN BURNSThe Local Government Board have not issued any instructions to the district auditors to the effect referred to in the Question.