§ Mr. HIGHAMasked the Secretary to the Treasury if the inspectors under the National Insurance Act are ordinarily supposed to demand an inspection of the wages books of the firms in his district or whether the production of the cards duly stamped is a sufficient carrying out of the employers' duties?
§ Mr. MASTERMANThe inspector is empowered by Section 112 of the Act to call for the production of all such registers, books, etc., as he may reasonably require, and in practice a comparison of the wages book with the stamped contribution card is a convenient method for the inspector to satisfy himself that the requirements of the Act are being complied with. Any information which may come into the possession of the inspector in this way would, of course, be treated as strictly confidential.