§ 26. Mr. Dayasked the President of the Board of Trade particulars of the number of occasions during the previous three years in which his Department has been called upon, by either the Defence Departments or the India Office, to arrange the charters of vessels?
§ Mr. StanleyThe Board of Trade are responsible for the provision of commercial shipping to meet the needs of the Defence Services. In the last three years, the numbers of charters made by the Board for the conveyance of troops, mechanised transport, horses, stores, and other miscellaneous services were as follow:
These figures do not include arrangements made by the Board for the conveyance, by the regular Lines, of individuals or parties of Service Department personnel or stores belonging to the Service Departments. The requirements of the India Office are submitted to the Board of Trade by the War Office.
1936 151 1937 130 1938 (up to 18th November) 283
§ Mr. DayDo the Board of Trade receive anything from the different Departments towards the cost of the work which they do?
§ Mr. StanleyI could not say without notice what are the actual financial arrangements between one Department and another.