§ Mr. LUNNasked the President of the Board of Trade how many prosecutions have been ordered to date in eases under the Profiteering Act; what has been the number of convictions, and in how many cases sentences of imprisonment have been imposed; and what has been the aggregate of fines imposed?
§ Sir A. GEDDESThe Reports received from local committees show that while prosecutions have been ordered in eighty-two cases, only twenty-eight of these cases have, as yet, been decided by the Justices, convictions being obtained in twenty-four cases, and fines amounting to £207 imposed, while four cases have been dismissed. No sentences of imprisonment have been imposed.