§ 13. Mr. ANDERSONasked the Under-Secretary of State for War whether any complaints have been received respecting the illegal selling of Army boots by un-authorised persons; whether certain traders have purchased illegally this Government property; and what steps the War Office propose to take in the matter?
§ Mr. TENNANTAllegations have, I understand, appeared in trade journals to the effect that Army boots were being illegally sold by troops returning from the Expeditionary Force. The matter was brought to the notice of the military authorities in France, who have taken steps to obviate such improper transactions. No information has been received that certain traders have purchased illegally such Government property, but if my hon. Friend will furnish me with any information he possesses, I will, of course, consider it.