21 APRIL 1950, Page 32

The House of Commons 195o. (The Times Office. los, 6d.)

THIS indispensable reference book—a necessary task well done— contains full results of the polling at the recent election, together with short biographies of the winning and losing candidates and much supplementary information, including an impressive folding map. The unavoidable austerity of the 1945 volume has been thrown off and the book is very creditably produced with good paper and binding. The photographs of the members make it clear that candidates were not chosen solely for their looks ; but when the cameras clicked they were mostly endeavouring to look pleasant, and in this they have been largely successful.