§ Mr. T. JOHNSTONasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware of the anxiety among friendly societies owing to the failure of the Paymaster-General to give a receipt to the treasurers or trustees of these societies in return for the security deposits placed with the Government under 357W the Industrial Assurance Act of 1923; whether, in particular, he is aware that the Albion Friendly Society, Bolton, deposited £30,000 Funding Stock on 6th December, 1923, and has, so far, failed to secure a receipt for that deposit; and whether he will see that a properly drawn receipt, free of cost, will be supplied which will be accepted by the auditors of the depositing societies?
Mr. GRAHAMI have been asked to reply. I am making inquiries into the facts of the ease cited by my hon. Friend, and will communicate the result to him as soon as possible.