asked the Secretary of State for Scotland the number of playing fields in Scotland that have been granted during the past year by local authorities?

I am collecting this information from local authorities, and will communicate it to the hon. Member.

asked the Minister of Labour if she is aware that in Glasgow a large number of firms employing persons working under conditions governed by trade boards are very infrequently inspected; and if she intends taking any steps to set up an office in that city and also add to the number of inspectors?

During 1929, over 16 per cent. of all firms affected by trade board rates in Scotland were inspected. If non-compliance with the rates is suspected, firms may be re-inspected, but my hon. Friend will understand that, without a very large increase in the number of inspectors, repeated inspections of particular establishments cannot be made. I shall continue to give close attention to the subject of inspection under the trade boards, including the particular matters to which my hon. Friend refers, but I hope that it will not be overlooked that the workers' organisations can also render great assistance.

asked the Home Secretary if he has received a report from the medical inspector sent to the Cross Hands district of Carmarthenshire on silicosis; and if he proposes to publish this report or to take any further steps in connection with silicosis?

I have not yet received any report, and I am informed by the Mines Department that this investigation is proving much more laborious than had been anticipated. Until the report is received, it is not possible for me to decide whether it should be published or what action should be taken in regard to it.

asked the Home Secretary whether he is now in a position to state what action the Government have decided to take regarding the attacks upon Great Britain and the Government of India contained in recent issues of the "Daily Worker"?

I cannot add anything to the reply which I gave to a similar question by the hon. Member last Thursday.

asked the Home Secretary by what date it is anticipated that the 50 women it is proposed to add to the Metropolitan police will be enrolled; whether there is an intermediate rank between that of sergeant and chief officer; and, if so, whether the salary will correspond with that paid to the male members of the force of the same rank?

I cannot add anything to the reply which I gave to the hon. Member on 30th May last.

asked the Home Secretary whether he is aware that experiments upon living animals have been conducted at the physiological laboratory, Cambridge, by Mr. B. H. C. Matthews, the purpose of which was to measure pain; what species of animals were used in this investigation; and under what certificates were the experiments conducted?

I have made inquiry into the circumstances. The purpose of the experiments was not to measure pain but to measure electrical impulses, and they were not performed on living animals. No licence is necessary for this, and Mr. Matthews does not hold one.

asked the Secretary of State for India who will be the representatives, or how they will be selected, to attend the round-table conference on Indian affairs called for the autumn?

I am not at present in a position to make an announcement.

asked the Secretary of State for India the country of origin of all salt taxed in India and the total value in 1929?

The total value of imported salt in India in 1928–29 was 146¾ lakhs of rupees. It came from Aden, Egypt, the United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, Italian East Africa, Tripoli, French Somaliland, Roumania, and in small quantities from other sources. The estimated value of home production (whether by Government or by private manufacture under licence) was rather less than Rs.500 lakhs in the same year.

asked the Secretary of State for India whether His Majesty's Government accept responsibility for statements of fact contained in the communiqués of the Government of India?

I have no reason to doubt the accuracy of any communiqués from the Government of India which I have furnished to this House.

asked the President of the Board of Education the number of additional one-year post-graduate students, men and women, respectively, obtained as candidates for the teaching profession as a result of the invitation issued by the Board of Education in November, 1929?

I cannot yet say how many of the places at university training departments and training colleges, offered for one-year post-graduate students for next autumn, have been filled, as the majority of the candidates do not yet know whether they will have secured the necessary qualifications for admission.

asked the President of the Board of Education the number of men and women, respectively, now receiving pensions under the Teachers (Superannuation) Act, 1925, who left the teaching service between the ages of 50 and 60 years and who received no award under the Act until attaining the age of 60 years?

From the coming into operation of the Teachers (Superannuation) Act, 1925, until 31st March, 1930, 1,443 pensions were awarded to teachers who had not remained in service up to the age of 60, 228 being awarded to men and 1,215 to women. These figures do not include pensions awarded on the ground of permanent incapacity.

asked the President of the Board of Education what are the considerations which determine the approval or the refusal to approve the establishment for any local education authority, in accordance with Article 11 of the Code?

The Board have not prescribed any specific rules for determining establishments of teachers. The proposals of each authority are considered on their merits, having regard to the needs and circumstances of the area as a whole as well as of individual schools.

asked the President of the Board of Education the number of cases in which plans have been approved by his Department for the erection of new elementary and secondary schools for the years 1928 and 1929; and the figures during the same period of classes in elementary schools which have had more than 50 children on the registers and the number of free places in secondary schools?

The numbers are as follow:Plans for new schools approved:

asked the First Commissioner of Works whether he has sanctioned the proposal to construct a booking hall under part of the Green Park, with an entrance in the park; and whether he is in a position to give any information on the subject?

This proposal has been under very careful consideration between officers of my Department and representatives of the company, and a scheme has now been evolved which should lead to the least possible interference with the park. Under this scheme the entrance to the station would be direct from the pavement and not from the park. In view of the great public importance of facilitating schemes for dealing with the vastly increased traffic in the London area, I am prepared to consent to the proposal in its amended form. I have arranged for a composite photograph to be exhibited in the Tea Room, which will enable hon. Members to judge the extent to which the park will be affected if the proposed station is constructed.

asked the Prime Minister the causes of the deadlock which prevent the reasonable use of the broadcast for controversial politics; and whether he will consider an arrangement whereby each political party shall be entitled to use the broadcast in proportion to its votes at the last General Election, the Government of the day being entitled, in addition, to certain necessary facilities for the purposes of a national and nonparty character?

The conversations which took place between the three political parties by the usual channels during the last Parliament failed to result in agreement owing to the fact that our predecessors claimed that the Government should be entitled to reply to each section of the Opposition in turn. If there is a desire on the part of the parties opposite that these conversations should be resumed, I should be glad to comply with the request, and the suggestion contained in the latter part of the right hon. Gentleman's question would no doubt be carefully considered by the parties to the proposed conference.

asked the Postmaster-General what extra funds have been placed at the disposal of the Post Office for the current year in respect of telephone development in addition to the expenditure of the last three years?

The expenditure of the Post Office on telephone plant in any period represents the full amount required to provide for the maximum growth of telephone stations and traffic which, according to detailed up-to-date forecasts, it will be possible by active canvassing to obtain. The actual amount spent in any given year is related, not only to requirements of that year's growth, but also to the extent to which the forecasted growth of future years justifies early commencement of large works to mature in time to meet it. Following on progressive improvements in the trunk telephone service designed to accelerate the growth of traffic, it was possible last year to put in hand works estimated to cost £750,000 in addition to the authorised programme for that year, and this year to accelerate the expenditure of a further £750,000.

asked the Postmaster-General whether it is the intention of the Post Office to extend the facilities for the transaction of Savings Bank and Inland Revenue business on Bank Holidays to other post offices in the London district where these facilities are not already provided; and, if so, what is the estimated cost?

Savings Bank and Inland Revenue business has not hitherto been transacted in London on Bank Holidays. On Whit Monday and on future Bank Holidays these classes of business will be transacted at those Post Offices in London which are open on those days. The cost of this extension will be negligible.

asked the Minister of Health whether there is any provision made for the treatment of National Health Insurance patients by means of ultra-violet rays; and, if so, by whom the cost is borne?

Any question whether in a particular case this form of treatment is within the scope of medical benefit has to be decided in accordance with Article 43 of the Medical Benefit Regulations, and the method of payment depends upon the decision so arrived at.

asked the Minister of Health the total amount of Exchequer grants of all kinds paid to voluntary societies in England and Wales to maternity and child welfare, welfare of the blind, and tuberculosis for the 12 months ended to the last convenient date?

The grants paid to voluntary societies in England and Wales in respect of the services mentioned during the year ended 31st March, 1930, were as follow:

asked the Minister of Health which authorities in the London area have made by-laws under the Smoke Abatement Act, 1926?

Seventeen local authorities in the Greater London area have made by-laws under this Act. Following are their names: The town councils of Acton, Croydon, Kingston-upon-Thames, Leyton and Richmond (Surrey); the urban district councils of Brentford and Chiswick, Finchley, Hampton, Hayes, Heston and Isleworth, The Maidens and Coombe, Mitcham, Surbiton, Wembley and Willesden; the rural district councils of Epsom and Hendon.

asked the Minister of Health if he is aware that a lady, M. H., was placed in Camberwell House on the petition of her husband in December, 1903; that this lady was discharged in August, 1929, but is debarred from taking legal action against the doctors who certified her owing to the Statute of Limitations, which requires such action to be taken within six years of certification; and whether he will introduce legislation to prevent persons in such cases being deprived of redress on such grounds?

I cannot properly comment upon an individual case, but I understand that the effect of a decision in the House of Lords is as stated by my hon. Friend. I cannot, however, undertake at present to introduce legislation on the point.

asked the Minister of Health the number of houses in the administrative counties of Berkshire, Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire which have been improved under the Housing (Rural Workers) Act, 1926, between 1st January, 1929, and 28th February, 1930?

Returns showing progress under the Housing (Rural Workers) Act, 1926, are rendered quarterly, and it is therefore not possible to give figures at 28th February, 1930. The following statement shows the number of dwellings which were improved between the 1st January, 1929, and 31st March, 1930, in the administrative counties shown. The number of dwellings on which work was in progress at the 31st March, 1930, is also shown.

asked the Minister of Health whether he will consider the advisability of obtaining a return from rural local authorities that will indicate the number of houses that have been converted into week-end cottages during the last five years, thus depriving the local labourer of an available dwelling; and whether, whilst admitting the rights of property owners to dispose of their property in whatever way they think best, he will consider whether some arrangement can be made whereby before such conversion is authorised alternative accommodation shall be provided and the cost of such provision shall not fall solely on other ratepayers?

I do not think that the value of the particulars referred to would be sufficient to justify the labour and expense involved in obtaining them. I see some difficulty in making any such arrangement as is referred to in the latter part of the question, but I shall be pleased to consider any practical suggestion that the hon. and gallant Member may be able to make.

asked the Minister of Health the number of houses built in agricultural parishes in the counties of Berkshire, Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire, respectively, between 1st March, 1929, and 28th February, 1930, by local authorities and by private enterprise, under State-assisted schemes, and also without State assistance?

The following statement shows the number of State-assisted houses built under the Housing (Financial Provisions) Act, 1924, in agricultural parishes between 1st March, 1929, and 28th February, 1930. Figures showing the number built in agricultural parishes under other Housing Acts and without State assistance are not available.

asked the Minister of Health whether he proposes, as a result of the extension of London on a large scale into the suburban districts, to investigate at an early date the need for creating new local authorities and co-ordinating the powers of those which already exist?

Under the provisions of the Local Government Act of last year, which were in accordance with the recommendations of the Royal Commission on Local Government, it is the duty of county councils to review local government areas and to submit proposals to me, and this work is now proceeding.

asked the Minister of Health whether he will consider the introduction of legislation to give local authorities the power to regulate and control privately-owned speedboats?

Local authorities already have powers under the Public Health Acts as regards boats which ply for hire. I have not received any general request from local authorities for further powers, nor apparently have applications been made to Parliament for increased powers in local Bills. I shall be prepared to consider the matter, in consultation with my right hon. Friend, the President of the Board of Trade, if any general representations are made to me.

asked the Minister of Transport if he will consider the advisability of arranging to issue to holders of licences for driving motor cars, at the time when such licences are issued, a statement showing the most important rules of the road?

For some years an arrangement has been in operation whereby a "safe driving" booklet, containing information concerning the rules and courtesies of the road, published by the National "Safety First" Association, is issued by the licensing authority with each driver's licence. Under the provisions of the Road Traffic Bill, a duty will be placed on the Minister of Transport to issue a highway code for the guidance of persons using the highways and it is my intention that a copy of this code shall be issued with each driving licence.

asked the Minister of Transport whether his attention has been called to the mishap to Selby Bridge, whereby all communications between the banks of the River Ouse has virtually been cut with a maximum of public inconvenience; whether his officials have had any consultation with the East and West Riding councils and with what result; whether any emergency measures can be taken to deal with the situation; if so, of what nature and by whom; and whether, in approaching the problem, he will consider the two issues of immediate relief provision and of the future ownership of this structure which is now a toll bridge?

I am aware of the recent mishap to Selby Bridge. The question of building a new bridge has for some time been the subject of discussion between my Department and the two county councils, and a deputation is being received from these authorities within the next fortnight when I hope that some decision may be reached. The question of emergency measures is a matter for the local authorities to take up with the bridge company, and my officers have been instructed to give them any assistance in their power.

asked the Minister of Transport whether any further report has been received in connection with the elimination of fumes at the Battersea power station; and, if so, what action is being taken?

I have not yet received any further report in connection with this matter.

asked the Minister of Transport if he has come to any decision regarding the proposed Maidenhead bypass and the Oxford southern by-pass; whether Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire County Councils have given their approval to these schemes, respectively; and whether he is in a position to state how soon work can be begun on these roads?

I was informed on the 22nd May that the Berkshire County Council had agreed to proceed with the Maidenhead by-pass, subject to the concurrence of the Bucks County Council and to the offer of a grant of 80 per cent. from the Road Fund. The latter authority has not yet reached a decision. With regard to the Oxford southern by-pass, the Berkshire County Council has been informed that, subject to the approval of the detailed plans and estimates and to the employment of 50 per cent. of transfered labour, the scheme will be approved for a grant of 80 per cent. from the Road Fund.

asked the Minister of Transport whether, owing to the present position of local unemployment, the Government intend to adhere to their decision of granting 80 per cent. towards the cost of the proposed by-pass road at Maidenhead on the condition that 50 per cent. of labour engaged will be transferred labour; whether he is aware of the housing difficulties that must result from this policy; and whether, in consultation with other Government Departments and appreciating the amount of local agricultural labour unemployed in the county of Berkshire, this matter may receive fresh consideration?

I am now dealing with the renewed application of the county council, and am prepared to give consideration to such representations as they may desire to make with respect to the proportion of transferred labour to be employed.

asked the Minister of Transport whether, in the case of the Oxford southern by-pass road, he has come to any decision regarding the amount of grant he proposes to make; and whether, owing to the number of agricultural labourers unemployed in the district and the problem of housing accommodation, he will, after consultation with other Departments concerned, waive the conditions that 50 per cent. of the labour to be employed shall be transferred from distressed areas and that this decision shall not alter the amount of the contribution of 80 per cent. to be given to the scheme from the Road Fund?

The county council have accepted my offer of a grant of 80 per cent. from the Road Fund, subject to the employment of 50 per cent. of transferred labour, and I am not prepared to waive the condition attached to this special rate of assistance.

asked the Minister of Labour if she will consider making a Regulation for the sitting of Courts of Referees that, where the court is not fully constituted, the applicant whose claim has been refused shall have the right of a further appeal to a fully-constituted court for reconsideration of his claim?

I have no power to make a Regulation to this effect. As my hon. Friend is aware, a claim cannot be decided by a court which is not fully constituted unless the claimant consents.

asked the Minister of Labour the number of appeals to the umpire against decisions of Courts of Referees in respect of disqualification under the not normally in insurable employment condition since the coming into operation of the new Act to the nearest available date; and the number of such appeals which were reversed in favour of the applicant by the umpire?

I am having inquiry made and will communicate the result to my hon. Friend as soon as possible.

asked the Minister of Labour if she will consider the advisability of making a Regulation under Section 35 of the Unemployment Insurance Act prescribing the evidence to be required as to the fulfilment of the condition not normally in insurable employment?

I am taking legal advice on this matter. As soon as I have obtained it, I will circulate a reply in the OFFICIAL REPORT.

asked the Minister of Labour the number of persons who made a claim for benefit under the conditions of the recent Act at each Exchange in Glasgow and the number refused as not being normally in insurable employment?

If by claims under the conditions of the recent Act my hon. Friend means claims which would not have been made but for that Act, the only figure I can give is the total of such claims for the Glasgow area, which is estimated at 27,300 up to 12th May. As regards particular Exchanges I am having a table prepared, for circulation in the OFFICIAL REPORT, showing the total numbers of claims made and the numbers disallowed by courts of referees under the condition specified.

asked the Minister of Labour the number of new unemployment books issued at the Borough Employment Exchange to boys of 16 years of age and girls of 17 years of age for the 12 months ended to the last convenient date?

I regret that statistics giving the information desired are not available.

asked the Minister of Labour how many are women of the 115,000 persons officially stated to be already employed on the schemes of public works started or sanctioned by the Government which are now becoming operative?

As has been pointed out on a number of occasions, the effect of relief works in providing employment for women must necessarily he indirect. I regret I have no statistics as to the number of women employed in the other trades benefiting as a result of these schemes of public works.

asked the Minister of Labour the names of the members of the British delegation to the International Labour Conference; and whether women will be included among the technical advisers associated with the delegation?

I will circulate in the OFFICIAL REPORT a list of the names of the members of the delegation from this country to the Conference including the technical advisers.

asked the Minister of Labour (1) whether in any country which has ratified the Washington Hours of Work Convention, conditionally or unconditionally, legal provision is made whereby overtime worked on Sunday may be remunerated at a lower rate than the rate applicable to normal hours worked on Sunday;

As my hon. Friend will understand, it is difficult to explain satisfactorily the effect of the provisions of foreign legislation in the form of answers to questions. It is for that reason that I decided to have prepared, for the information of the House, a statement of the provisions of hours laws in other countries including Belgium, and I hope that my hon. Friend will find the information he seeks in that paper. As regards the Bill now before the House, I would venture to refer my hon. Friend to the text of the Bill itself.

asked the Minister of Labour what is the maximum weekly value of unemployment benefit to a man, his wife, and children in Germany, stated in terms of British currency?

The amount of unemployment benefit payable under the State system of unemployment insurance in Germany varies, within defined limits, according to the wage class and number of dependants of the insured person. In the highest wage class, comprising persons with weekly wages averaging over 60 Reichsmarks, the maximum weekly rate of benefit (applicable to a man with a wife and four or more children) is 37.8 Reichsmarks, equivalent, at present rates of exchange, to approximately 37s. 1½d.

asked the Minister of Labour what was the number of unemployed men and women in France at the end of March; if there is compulsory unemployment insurance in that country; and the maximum value of unemployment benefit weekly to a man, his wife, and children in France, stated in terms of British currency?

The total number of unemployed persons on the registers of the public Employment Exchanges in France on 17th May, the latest date for which figures are available, was 11,510 There is no system of compulsory unemployment insurance in France.

asked the Secretary of State for War if his Department proposes to take any special steps to deal with the shortage in recruiting for the Army?

I am unable to add to the reply which my right hon. Friend gave on 21st May to the Noble Lord the Member for Roxburgh and Selkirk (Earl of Dalkeith), a copy of which I am sending to the Noble Lord.

asked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies whether the Government are considering the appointment of women to the committees associated with the forthcoming Colonial Conference?

I have been asked to reply to this question. The representatives at the Colonial Office Conference are Governors and senior officials from the Colonies, Protectorates and Mandated Territories. The question of the appointment of women to the committees of the Conference therefore does not rise.

asked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies whether the death roll at Opobo, in Nigeria, has proved to be heavier than the original estimates; and whether he can now say what is the total number of those who lost their lives at Opobo, either as a result of machine-gun fire or who died in the hospital?

I have been asked to reply to this question. No, Sir; according to the latest information which my Noble Friend has received, the total number of casualties at Opobo was as stated in the reply given by the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies on 29th January, namely, 38. Fuller information will no doubt be obtained when the report of the Commission appointed by the Government is received. No shots were fired from any machine gun at Opobo.

asked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he is aware that fines were imposed and houses burned down in villages in Nigeria which had no connection whatever with the recent disturbances; that these included the village of Umudike, which was fined £100, large quantities of provisions, and many animals, and their houses burned down; and what steps it is proposed to take to compensate these villagers for the suffering inflicted upon them for incidents over which they had no control whatever?

The Secretary of State has no information on the subject, and it would be well not to assume that anybody has been improperly punished in connection with these widespread disturbances, but my Noble Friend will ask the Colonial Government for a report on these allegations.

asked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies whether the commission of inquiry into the recent disturbances in Nigeria has finished its labours; and when he expects to receive the report?

It is understood from statements which have appeared in the Press that the Commission returned to Lagos in the early part of May, and was then about to proceed to draft its report. Some considerable time must elapse in the preparation of the report and its consideration by the Colonial Government, and my Noble Friend is not able to say when it may be expected.

asked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the fall in the price of silver is prejudicing the economic situation in certain parts of the British Empire; and whether he proposes to consider placing Hong Kong on a gold basis and rendering any temporary assistance to civil servants, who, being paid on a silver basis, are finding it difficult to carry on?

I have been asked to reply to this question. My Noble Friend has been watching events with some anxiety. The Governor of Hong Kong has appointed a local Commission to investigate and report upon the currency situation in Hong Kong, and the results of their work may be expected to furnish valuable material for the fullest consideration of the problem by the Secretary of State and his advisers. Public servants in Hong Kong are already in receipt of an exchange compensation allowance, which has recently been extended in consideration of the recent lower level of the dollar's value.

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether any agreement has been reached with regard to the building of the Lake Tsana dam in Abyssinia; if so, what are the terms; and whether the Sudan Government are parties thereto?

I would refer the hon. Member to the reply returned to the hon. Member for Moseley (Mr. Hannan) on 2nd of June, of which I am sending him a copy.

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether all persons employed in the Passport Office are British subjects; and, if not, how many are nationals of foreign countries, and of what countries?

The answer to the first part of the question is in the affirmative, and the second part, therefore, does not arise.

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether his attention has been called to the conclusion of the contract between the Government of Lithuania and the Swedish Match Company under which monopoly rights have been conferred upon the company to produce and sell matches in Lithuania for a period of 35 years; and if, seeing that this contract is prejudicial to British commercial interests in Lithuania and is contrary to the principle of most-favoured nation treatment of British matches or other British articles in that country, he will make representations to the Lithuanian Government?

Yes, Sir. I am aware of the establishment of this monopoly. I am advised, however, that British Treaty rights are in no way infringed, and representations to the Lithuanian Government do not, therefore, appear to be called for.

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs when the White Paper dealing with the correspondence with the Vatican regarding the situation in Malta will be issued?

A Command Paper dealing with this subject was issued yesterday.

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the number of prosecutions for evasion of the payment of the import duty on silk apparel each year since 1925?

The number of prosecutions in respect of evasions of the Silk Import Duty in each year since 1925 is as follows:

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he is aware that the recent duty of 3s. on beer is being passed on by brewers to their tenants as from 1st May; and if he will take steps to deal with the position?

It has come to my knowledge that one or two isolated brewers are passing on some part of the increase in the Beer Duty to their tenants. These cases have been brought to the notice of the Brewers' Society, who, I have every reason to believe, are using every effort to secure that the assurances given me on behalf of the industry shall be carried out.

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he has yet received the observations of the trustees of the British Museum on the recommendations of the Royal Commission on National Museums and Galleries with regard to excavation work at home?

Yes, Sir. The trustees state that unless additional funds were made available to them for the purpose, they would not be justified in financing home excavation schemes out of their grant-in-aid, as the objects found would probably be claimed by local landowners and museums, and are in any case likely to be of kinds already sufficiently represented in the British Museum collections.

asked the Secretary for Mines how many miners were employed in the county of Durham at the end of April, 1930; and the corresponding figure at the end of April, 1929?

The number of wage-earners on colliery books on 26th April, 1930, in the county of Durham, was 141,004, and the corresponding number on 27th April, 1929, was 134,104.

asked the President of the Board of Trade when his representatives last inspected the passenger steamboats in service between Southampton and Cowes; and is he satisfied with the condition of these boats?

There are six steamships engaged on this service, and they were last surveyed by a Board of Trade surveyor on dates varying from 7th November last to 2nd April. The sur- veyor was satisfied that the ships were fit for the service.

asked the Minister of Agriculture whether, in view of the inconvenience caused to purchasers of sheep who desire to remove them from one county to another, he intends to take any steps to establish uniformity with regard to dipping orders; and whether, in view of the prevalence of the disease of sheep scab, he will consider the establishment of a universal double-dipping order?

Uniformity of local regulations in regard to sheep scab has already been obtained to a large extent by the Ministry by encouraging neighbouring counties to arrange themselves in a group and to pass identical regulations. The Midland Group, for example, contains 31 counties. The question of a general double-dipping order was thoroughly explored in consultation with agricultural bodies in 1926, and it was then agreed that such an order was not necessary, and that in any case its enforcement would not be practicable. The position has not changed since that date.