§ 82. Mr. Burdenasked the President of the Board of Trade why, in the current estimates, a sum of £325,000 has been provided in connection with compensation for requisitioning and delaying goods destined for Persia.
Mr. AmoryThis sum is in respect of compensation for consignments of sugar66W and rail equipment which were requisitioned by the previous Government when the goods were on their way to Persia in September, 1951.