Mr. ALAN SYKESasked the Secretary to the Treasury whether a claim made on 30th April, 1913, by N. Lloyd and Company, Limited, with regard to contributions paid in respect of persons to whom the provisions of Part I. of the National Insurance Act are held not to apply, has been received by the Insurance Commissioners; whether, on 2nd June, 1913, they acknowledged the receipt of a further communication from the same firm on the subject, such communication having been received by them on 22nd May, and in the acknowledgment promised a further communication in due course; whether, on 12th August, more than two months after, no further communication had been sent; whether he can give any information as to what period of time "due course" is supposed to cover; and whether, in view of the fact that the firm in question commenced their correspondence on this subject over a year ago, he can see his way to expedite matters?
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§ Mr. MASTERMANThe employés in this case are lithographic engravers, whose position was finally determined by a decision of the High Court on the 11th April. The letter of the 30th April contained no list of the persons concerned, and was not accompanied by their contribution cards for the current quarter. After further correspondence with the firm the last of the men's addresses were only notified on the 26th June. The men had to be asked to give the name of their society and branch and their number, and the society had then to be asked to state wren the cards were forwarded to the Commission. To trace thirty cards among as many millions is impossible without information from the society. A refund will be made as soon as the cards have been traced.