§ Lieut.-Colonel NALLasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many lorries have been handed over to the Slough Trading Company and how many of these have been accounted for by the company under the 1920 agreement?
§ Mr. BALDWIN:Vehicles and parts of vehicles have been handed over in all parts of the world, including overseas theatres of war. The preparation of a return such as that called for in the first part of this question would therefore entail a great amount of clerical labour which, with the present depleted staff, it is not feasible to undertake. With regard to the second part of the question, the purchasing company is not called upon to account in detail to the Disposal and Liquidation Commission for the number of vehicles sold, the additional purchase price under Clause 4 of the agreement of 9th April, 1920, being based on the total gross amounts realised by the company on re-sale. The Government auditors, Messrs. Price, Waterhouse and Company, take the usual steps on audit to ensure that the company comply with the conditions of sale.