§ Mr. HUNTasked whether Trooper A. Cairns, a recruit this year of the Lothian and Border Horse Yeomanry, is entitled to the £12 won by him in the regimental races on a horse hired by the Govern- 1926 ment, or whether it must be paid to the contractors who supplied the horse and who are now claiming the money?
§ Mr. HALDANENothing is known of this matter at the War Office, nor does it come within the purview of the Army Council. I therefore regret that I am not in a position to give the hon. and gallant Member any ruling on the point.
§ Mr. HUNTHow is the man to find out whether he is to keep the money? In view of the fact that the right hon. Gentleman is a great lawyer as well as a great war lord, perhaps he would say?
§ Mr. HALDANEYes; but I am wholly unskilled in the procedure of race meetings. As I already suggested, it would be much better to refer the matter to some person of great eminence in the country, like the hon. Member, for arbitration.
§ Mr. HUNTIs the right hon. Gentleman aware this has nothing to do with race meetings? It is a question of money.
§ Mr. HALDANEI am afraid the whole root of the evil in this case, as in others, lay in the £12.