15. Mr. WORTHINGTON-EVANSasked the Secretary to the Treasury if he will say how many claims have been made upon the National Insurance Commissioners for a refund or credit of stamps placed on lost cards; and what proportion of claims have been allowed, and what is the value of the stamps in the cases where the claims have been refused?
Mr. BENNClaims for allowance in respect of lost cards have been admitted in 601 cases, but some of these claims included more than one card. No record has been kept of the number of claims disallowed, nor of the value of the stamps stated to have been lost, and it would be impossible at this date to compile a complete statement. Even an approximate calculation would involve much more clerical labour than would be justified in the interests of the public service.