Mr. ALFRED T. DAVIESasked the First Commissioner of Works whether a number of officials recently accommodated in the hutments of the Ministry of Shipping have been provided for in the offices of the Board of Trade; whether a number of Board of Trade officials have taken up their duties in these hutments recently occupied by the Ministry of Shipping; and how long this arrangement is intended to last?
Mr. JONESAt present no action in the directions indicated in the ques-288W tion has been taken, and it is not possible at present to say to what extent the accommodation occupied by the Board of Trade will be affected by the transfer of the staff of the late Ministry of Shipping, as the matter is still under consideration.