§ Mr. BOOTHasked the Secretary to the Treasury if he is aware that a bailiff from Brigg County Court called at Mill Road, Ashby, near Doncaster, the house of W. H. Millett, a blacksmith's striker, and left a plain piece of paper asking for Income Tax 11s. 8d. and bailiffs' fees 5s. 6d.; whether he is aware that this person called again on 18th September and insulted Mrs. Millett, and demanded £2 12s. 2d. with threats; whether he is aware that the blacksmith's striker hurried from work to find a crowd around his house, and was successful by peaceful persuasion in ridding his home of this official on payment of 11s. 8d. Income Tax in exchange for a receipt; and whether any compensation will be given for the annoyance thus caused in collecting taxes owing by a former landlord of the house?
Mr. McKINNON WOODI am informed that an action for damages for trespass has been commenced by Mr. W. H. Millett against the collector of taxes for the parish of Ashby. As the matter is sub judice I cannot properly make any observations upon it.