Correspondence between the Board of Trade, Department of the Official Receivers in Companies Liquidation, and E.T. Scott, relating to discussion of the liquidation of Debenham and Hall Ltd and advice provided by the company on the purchase of shares in Rosey Cross Asbestos Mines of Rhodesia Ltd, which is referred to in the share market column of the Manchester Guardian.
There is a request from the Board of Trade for the name of the correspondent who provided the information, as it may provide assistance in an investigation of the companies' affairs, which is refused, and accompanied by internal memoranda discussing the subject.