Sir, – Pre Pay-As-You-Dine (PAYD) and before bar chits were outlawed as an inappropriate use of public money, the Trophy Store was in Hardy Block, HMS NELSON (now demolished). I don’t remember if the staff were civil servants, whether this was a charge to the public purse I don’t know or they were welfare fund employees – I don’t see the PAYD contractor volunteering to pick this up. As I recall, surplus trophies were ‘sold’ at auction but I don’t remember where the proceeds went. The administration of the Trophy Store seemed to be built on custom and practice, but it was put under the spotligh…
