§ 45. Mr. HALL CAINEasked the Prime Minister whether the attention of the Government has been drawn to the resolution passed by the Committee of Experts of the International Institute of Intellectual Co-operation on the subject of the rapid deterioration of documents in public record offices and libraries; and whether instructions will be given, in accordance with the recommendations of that committee, that only rag paper, bearing, the manufacturer's watermark, should be employed for national documents of permanent value?
§ Mr. A. M. SAMUELThe answer to the first part of the question is in the affirmative. The point raised in the second part of the question is under consideration.