§ 35. Mr. GILBERTasked the Financial Secretary if the Navy and Army Canteen Board and the Expeditionary Force Canteens are conducted on commercial lines and if profits are made; if so, can he state the amounts made in 1917 or other complete year; can he state in what manner the profits made are allotted and if they are given to any special objects; and, if so, will he state what they are?
§ Mr. MACPHERSONThe Navy and Army Canteen Board and the Expeditionary Force Canteens are independent organisations controlled by the Army Council, and are conducted as commercial undertakings on the co-operative system for the benefit of the Navy and the Army; it is understood that profits have been made by both organisations, but no detailed reports have as yet been published. Any profits which may eventually be made will be duly apportioned and handed to the Board of Admiralty, the Army Council, and the Air Council for distribution, as they may direct, for the general benefit of the three Services.