§ 39. Mr. Westasked the President of the Board of Trade how many receiving orders in bankruptcy were made in England and Wales and Monmouthshire, respectively, in the year ended 31st December, 1952; and how many deeds of arrangement for the benefit of creditors were registered in the same period.
§ Mr. P. ThorneycroftIn 1952 there were 1,954 bankruptcies in England and 89 in Wales and Monmouthshire. In that year 301 deeds of arrangement were registered.