HC Deb 08 April 1913 vol 51 c1012W
Mr. FIELD

asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that enormous sums of money have been lost during the past few weeks by purely bear and bull gambling operations in options and futures on the London exchanges; whether he will cause official inquiries to be made as to the names and other particulars of the international bear operators who have been the prime causes of the heavy losses to the bonâ fide investors and legitimate speculators, and lay the same before the House for its information?

Mr. BUXTON

I do not see my way to institute such an inquiry as that suggested.