§ 81. Mr. Price-Whiteasked the President of the Board of Trade upon what occasions during the past four months has a distribution officer or officers of his Department called upon the municipal authorities at Llandudno, Colwyn Bay, Rhyl, Southport and Eastbourne, to inquire for particulars of the receipts from public conveniences at 85W those places; for what purpose was such information sought; and what was the cost of such inquiries.
§ Mr. Bottomley:The municipal authorities mentioned were each asked for this information on one occasion, at the end of the holiday season. The inquiry was made in the course of a general survey of holiday trade, the statistics in question being regarded by many local authorities as one of the best guides to the number of visitors, particularly day-trippers, to holiday resorts. The cost involved in asking for this information was negligible.