§ 25. Sir NICHOLAS GRATTAN-DOYLEasked the President of the Board of Trade whether, in view of the difficulty in coping with the work of the Department of the Official Receiver owing to illness or shortage of staff, he will consider the advisability of providing temporary staff in order to enable the Official Receiver to complete the investigations into the affairs of companies now in liquidation and thereby expedite reports to the court or to the Law Officers?
§ Dr. BURGINThere is at the present time no avoidable delay in the completion of the investigations into the affairs of companies now in liquidation. Apparent delay is not infrequently due to causes outside the control of the Official Receiver, and the work is of a complicated and technical nature which cannot satisfactorily be done by inexperienced and temporary staff. Substantial additions have been made in the last two years to the staff of the Department in order to cope with the increased work, and the position is kept under constant review.