§ Mr. GINNELLasked the President of the Board of Trade the approximate cost of compilation and preparation of the Return of Assurance Companies, Part B, ordered last January to be printed and since issued; and whether the cost was incurred in pursuance of Statute?
Mr. BUXTONThis Return, which was presented to Parliament in pursuance of the requirement contained in Section 27 of the Assurance Companies Act, 1909, was prepared in the ordinary course by the 1013W staff of the Companies Department of the Board of Trade, and I am unable to give any accurate estimate of its cost.