§ 79. Major N. Macphersonasked the President of the Board of Trade why he has refused the hon. and gallant Member for Dumfries a licence for the purchase of pipe-band equipment by the Dumfries branch of the British Legion, in view of the fact that this equipment has been used throughout the war to assist in raising money for war charities, savings campaigns, etc., and that the equipment is available and the normal supplier is prepared to replace the equipment if a licence is issued.
§ Mr. MarquandManufacturers are now being licensed to supply a limited quantity of orchestral musical instruments for general sale without formality. I hope therefore that the Dumfries branch of the British Legion will be able to obtain the equipment they require from their normal supplier, who no longer has to produce a declaration in order to get replacement.