§ 38. Mr. HODGEasked the Secretary to the Treasury if he is aware that the Commissioners under the National Insurance Act have declared that they are unable to give any credit for the value of stamps placed upon cards which have been lost; and whether, as the employer could certify and verify from his books the number and value of the stamps contained on such lost card, he will have this matter reconsidered by the Commissioners so that full credit may be given for all moneys so paid?
§ The FINANCIAL SECRETARY to the TREASURY (Mr. Masterman)The general question of allowing credit for stamps on lost as distinguished from destroyed cards is at present under consideration, and I am unable to make any statement on the subject. As my hon. Friend no doubt appreciates, the difficulty in acting upon such evidence as he indicates, in the absence of the stamped card, arises from the risk that the card may be used improperly by another contributor to support a claim on the National Health Insurance Fund.