§ 27. Mr. MANDERasked the President of the Board of Trade if he will consider the advisability of amending the Deeds of Arrangement Act of 1014 so as to afford effective control of this department by giving departmental authority for the prevention of loss that is liable to occur under the present regulations and for the purpose of affording protection of the assets?
§ Mr. RUNCIMANI would remind my hon. Friend that the Deeds of Arrangement Act, 1914, embodied all the changes in the law recommended by the unanimous report of the committee on bankruptcy law amendment, and I am not aware of any pressing need for the further amendment of the law in this matter. If, however, my hon. Friend has any particular proposal to make and will communicate it to me it will be noted for investigation if and when the question of the amendment of the Act of 1914 is under consideration.