§ 66. Mr. P. Thorneycroftasked the Minister of Food whether his attention has been called to the seizure by the British Government of the unsolicited gift of 12 bottles of wine from a French subject in North Africa to a British subject in this country and shipped on the s.s. " Porjus " on r2th December, 1945: and what steps he proposes to take either to deliver the wine to the consignee or return it to the consignor.
§ Sir B. SmithAs the gift in question exceeds the permitted quantity, I regret that I cannot give permission for it to be delivered; nor can I allow it to be returned to the sender.