§ 139. Lieut.-Colonel Price-Whiteasked the Minister of Works whether he is aware that many allotment societies and associations are anxious to obtain surplus Service huts in which to store seeds and fertilisers for their members, but cannot afford to pay the prices obtained under the present methods of disposal; and whether, in view of the importance of encouraging food production on allotments during the coming year, he will make arrangements to dispose of a limited number of these huts at a reasonable price to recognised allotment societies.
§ Mr. TomlinsonPreference in supply is given to organisations whose applications for surplus huts are sponsored by the Government Department concerned, but it is not the Government's policy to give preferential prices.