§ 85. Mr. RAPERasked the Under-Secretary of State to the Air Ministry what were the exact reasons given by a public auditor for resigning at the end of last year from his position as voluntary auditor of aerodrome acounts?
§ Mr. PRATTThe specific grounds stated were: (1) That no attempt was made to provide the auditors in question with necessary staff; (2) that the highest salary paid in the Department responsible for passing bills was £250, and very few of the staff had any knowledge of the work prior to engagement; and (3) that several members of the staff were highly dissatisfied as to their future, and it was a matter of extreme urgency that something should be done in that respect. Various matters were referred to in general terms, but these were the only specific reasons given.
§ Sir E. CARSONWere those reasons true reasons?