§ 67. Sir W. DAVISONasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether in view of the public dissatisfaction at the lack of publicity in connection with the recent draw at the Royal Mint for 25 £50 gold pieces, whereby only some 1,300 persons were able to compete for these souvenirs, he will arrange for a, draw for 500 £10 gold specimen Jubilee pieces by means of 10s. tickets to be issued to the public at any Post Office, the amount of any subscriptions not required to reimburse the Treasury for incidental expenses to be handed to the Lord Mayor of London for the National Jubilee Trust?
§ Mr. COOPERNo, Sir; I am advised that an arrangement on the lines 1140 suggested by my hon. Friend would constitute a lottery, and could not be adopted without a breach of the law.
§ Sir W. DAVISONIs my hon. Friend aware of the strong demand on the part of the public for a draw of the kind mentioned in the question, which would not only enable the public to have a fair chance of getting one of these tokens, but would also enable a large contribution to be made to the National Jubilee Trust?