§ 26. Mr. CHARLES PERCYasked the Minister of Health what stocks of sawn wood or timber trees his Department now holds intended for building purposes; their original cost and present value; whether any part of such stocks are at present lying in the Forth, near Grangemouth; if so, when was it purchased and at what cost; and what is its present value?
§ Sir A. MONDMy Department now holds no stocks of timber. Stocks equivalent to 3,400 standards, which were stored at Grangemouth, were taken over by the Department of Building Materials Supply from the Board of Trade (Timber Supply Department) in September, 1919, at a price of £84,300. The whole of these stocks have been sold to local authorities and others on various dates, and no other stocks have been purchased.
§ Mr. RENDALLDoes that show a loss to the Government?
§ Sir A. MONDI think not.