§ Sir B. CHADWICKasked the President of the Board of Trade whether it is the intention of the Reparations Claims Committee to make a pro rata distribution of the £300,000 allocated for all belated claims or a flat-rate grant?
Mr. ALEXANDERIt is proposed that the belated claims shall be assessed on the principles laid down by the Royal Commission, and that a pro rata distribution shall take place based upon these assessments, with a limit to the maximum payment in any case.