§ 54. Mr. Messerasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he is aware of the large number of late claims for war damage being rejected on purely technical grounds; and if he will consider taking steps to deal with cases of hardship.
§ Sir S. CrippsThe consideration of late notifications of war damage has been entrusted by Parliament to the discretion of the War Damage Commission, and I can see no ground at this date for altering that arrangement.