asked the Minister of Supply what sales of surplus war stores have been arranged after February; and where and when they are to be held.

The following auctions have been arranged:been gained, and the committees have been anxious not to charge too little with resultant risk of cost to public funds. My noble Friend the Lord Chancellor is in consultation with the Law Society on this matter, and it is likely that some guidance will be given to these committees as to the actual cost of the more usual type of case, so as to avoid overestimates in future.