§ Major PRESCOTTasked the President of the Local Government Board whether the Board have drawn the attention of the Burton-on-Trent Corporation to the dissatisfaction amongst the professional, administrative, and clerical staffs of the Corporation with their present war bonus awards; whether the Board have, in a further communication, suggested to the Corporation that they should allow the case to go to arbitration if the parties are not able to arrive at an agreement; whether the Corporation have intimated 913W that they are not prepared to adopt the Board's suggestion; and what further steps he proposes to take in the matter?
§ Dr. ADDISONThe facts are as stated. I have no power to compel the Corporation to adopt the suggestion that they should submit the question to arbitration.