§ Sir E. Graham-Littleasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will investigate the case, details of which have been 187W submitted to him, of an Emeritus Professor of London University, a widower now aged 82, who is obliged to employ a female housekeeper, but is now met with the refusal by the local officer of inspector of taxes to make the allowance of £50 as deduction from his expenses, only £3 being allowed under this heading, which constitutes a serious deduction from the small pension enjoyed by the professor.
§ Sir J. AndersonI am afraid that I cannot deal with the application of the Income Tax law in particular cases by way of question and answer, but I am causing inquiries to be made into the case to which my hon. Friend refers and will communicate with him in due course.