§ 41. Major CARVERasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he has received a request from the Hull Chamber of Commerce and Shipping that the Inland Revenue Stamp Office in Hull should be properly equipped by the installation of a press for stamping bill forms, in view of the amount of stamping which is done there; and whether this application can be satisfied?
Mr. SAMUELThe answer to the first part of the question is in the affirmative. As regards the second part, stamped bill forms for all values commonly in demand are on sale in the Hull Stamp Office. Stamps for other amounts, and stamps which traders wish to have impressed on their own bill paper, can be impressed within 24 hours. Business of the latter description is comparatively small and is insufficient to keep a separate bill stamping machine employed for more than a fraction of the day. In view of the high cost of installing and maintaining such a machine, I regret that I cannot see my way to accede to the application.