§ 52 and 53. Mr. J. P. FARRELLasked the President of the Board of Trade (1) whether any, and, if so, what supervision is exercised by his Department over the Public Trustee; whether accounts are presented by this official and reports made, and, if so, to whom; and when the last report was made; and (2) whether any report has been made to him of the disposal of the funds for the relief of the sufferers by the "Titanic" disaster; whether a copy of this account can be seen, and, if so, where; and whether the Public Trustee has a balance in hand, and, if so, how much?
Mr. BUXTONThe Board of Trade have no powers in regard to the Public Trustee or cognisance of the accounts or reports rendered by him. No report as to the disposal of the "Titanic" fund has been made to the Board of Trade.