§ Brigadier-General CROFTasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Munitions whether the Controller of Ferrous Metals has been ordered to discontinue all sales for a month; and whether this Order was issued owing to the confusion that has been made by the same material being sold to more than one purchaser owing to the fact that such sales have been effected by section directors, assistant controllers, and controllers unknown to each other.
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Mr. HOPEThe Controller of Ferrous Metals has been ordered to discontinue all sales for a month in order to facilitate the clearing of depots and the delivery of over 300,000 tons of material which has already been sold. It is also necessary to review the balance of the material, which amounts now to approximately 50,000 tons. The answer to the second part of the question is in the negative.