§ Mr. Glenvil Hallasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Works if he is now in a position to state the 207W result of his investigations into the circumstances in which repairs and rebuilding were carried out recently without licence at a greyhound racing track; and the circumstances which enabled the owner of the track to have at his command the extensive material and labour for the immediate carrying out of the work.
§ Mr. HicksThe work in question which is estimated to have cost between £300 and £400 followed immediately upon very serious damage by enemy action estimated at about £20,000; and the bulk, if not all, the work done was necessary either to render the structure safe or to prevent consequential damage to valuable equipment. Apart from a negligible quantity of timber, the material used was salved from the damaged parts of the property. No labour was diverted from more urgent work. In these circumstances it is not proposed to take proceedings against the building owners for carrying out this work without a licence.