§ Sir G. Gibsonasked the President of the Board of Trade whether, under the Trading with the Enemy Act, the custodian of enemy property is recording the financial claims of British traders for goods supplied to enemy subjects; whether it is proposed that such claims shall be paid in due course out of the funds collected from British subjects who owe similar debts to enemy subjects; whether it is intended to record the claims of
— Present charges. Proposed. Inland. To Eire. Inland. Eire. Ordinary telegram 6d. for 9 words: 1d. for every word beyond nine. 1s. 6d. for 12 words: 1d. for every word beyond twelve. 9d. for nine words: 1d. for every word beyond nine. No change. Night telegraph letters. 1s. for 36 words: 1d. for every 3 additional words or part thereof. 1s. 6d. for 36 words: 1d. for every three additional words or part thereof. 1s. 3d. for 36 words: 1d. for every three additional words or part thereof. No change. Inland and to Eire. Inland and to Eire. Press telegrams … 1s. for every 60 words by day and 80 words by night. 1s. 3d. for every 60 words by day and 80 words by night. Legislation is necessary and is being introduced to cover the increase in the inland Press telegram charges, and all the above proposed changes will be introduced as soon as possible after the necessary legislation has been passed.