Major NEWMANasked the Minister of Munitions whether he has any statement to make as to the public money which appears, by Papers laid upon the Table, to have been lost during the past financial year on the establishment and conducting of canteens, hostels, and places of entertainment, and for which expenditure his Department is responsible?
§ Mr. KELLAWAYA financial Return in respect of all canteens in national factories, from their inception up to 31st March last, is in course of preparation for presentation to the Treasury. The delay in making this Return has been due to the number of canteens involved and to the difficulty in presenting their accounts on a similar and comparable basis. This task is almost finished, and in due course I shall be glad to make a statement as to the profits and losses disclosed.