§ Brigadier-General CROFTasked the President of the Local Government Board whether his attention has been called to the fact that in certain constituencies town clerks give instructions that applicants are not to be supplied with a copy of the voters' list unless they happen to be the agent of the Liberal, Conservative or Labour party; if so, whether these instructions are from the Local Government Board; and, if not, whether he will give instructions that the list shall be provided to any agent or representative of the National party?
Mr. FISHERThe answer to the first part of the question is in the negative. As regards the last part, I informed registration officers, after communication with the Treasury, that they should supply a reasonable number of copies of the electors' lists free of charge to the recognised agents of political organisations, and if I am made aware of any case in which there has been a refusal to comply with this instruction I will communicate with the registration officer concerned.