HC Deb 22 March 1920 vol 127 c3
2. Mr. LUNN

asked the President of the Board of Trade whether any part and what part of the timber stocked in the Archangel and White Sea area was sold by the Government before it was shipped home; whether the sales were to middlemen; what was the price charged; and what conditions were imposed upon the purchasers?

Mr. BRIDGEMAN

During the season 1919 no timber from Archangel or the White Sea was sold by the Government before it was shipped. For the season 1920 no timber has yet been shipped, as the ports do not open until June. Negotiations are now proceeding with a view to disposing of the whole of the Government's holdings for shipment during 1920.