§ Mr. Gallacherasked the President of the Board of Trade to what extent workmen in Scottish shipyards, whose tools have been destroyed in air-raids, have been refused claims for compensation when those claims have come to less than 1; and whether there is any minimum sum for such claims?
§ Captain WaterhouseInquiries made so far have revealed no such cases. The minimum sum for claims payable by the Assistance Board is 1, but that Board have instructed their officers to deal on their merits with exceptional cases of claims in respect of tools where they are satisfied that the rigid application of the 1 minimum would lead to hardship.