§ Lieut.-Commander KENWORTHYasked the President of the Board of Trade the amount of moneys held by the Finance Department of the Board of Trade for so-called seamen deserters' wages; and will he provide a return including the names of the men, their ships, the amount in each case, and the dates of the periods covered by the various moneys?
§ Mr. H. WILLIAMSThe amount of wages of seamen left behind abroad held by the Finance Department of the Board of Trade in respect of the period from 1st April to 31st December, 1928, was £4,138 4s. 8d. The information asked for by the hon. and gallant Member is not readily available, and could only be obtained at considerable cost.