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asked the President of the Board of Trade who are the present directors of the British Dyestuffs, Limited; what are the total sums paid per year in directors' fees; whether any of these gentlemen reside in the neighbourhood of the works, either at Huddersfield or Manchester; and how many of them had previous experience of the dye-making trade?
The only directors appointed by His Majesty's Government are Lord Ashfield and Sir Henry
| — | Full Rates of Duty. | Preferential Bates of Duty. | |||
| Per | cwt. | Per | cwt. | ||
| Glucose— | s. | d. | s. | d. | |
| Solid | 16 | 3 | 5/6ths of full rate. | ||
| Liquid | 11 | 8 | |||
| Molasses, Invert Sugar and Extracts from Sngar— | Containing 70 per cent. or more of sweetening matter. | 16 | 3 | ||
| Less than 70 per cent. and more than 50 per cent. | 11 | 8 | |||
| Not more than 50 per cent. | 5 | 8½ | |||
Birchenough. Their remuneration is £1,000 per annum. The other directors, appointed by the shareholders, are Sir William Alexander, Mr. G. V. Clay, Sir William Robertson, and Mr. G. P. Norton. I am not in a position to answer the last part of the question.
Will the noble Lord satisfy the ambition of the hon. and gallant Member for Central Hull (Lieut.- Commander Kenworthy) by appointing him to the board of this company?
I want to put a serious supplementary question: has the Government guaranteed this money? Have we no share in the appointment of the other directors?
No, Sir. The Government, I understand, has the right to appoint two directors, the other directors are appointed by the shareholders.