§ MR. ARTHUR O'CONNORasked the Surveyor General of the Ordnance Whether the "Remain," now being taken at Woolwich, will include all the "old" stores and all the "unserviceable" stores at the Arsenal and at the Dockyard; whether it is intended to sell by auction, or otherwise, any of the old stores or of the unserviceable stores a the above mentioned depots without first taking stock of them; whether am facilities will be furnished for the perusal by Members of this House of any auction or other catalogue prepared for the purpose of such sale; and, whether there would be any objection to produce for the information of the House, after the comparison between the ledger-balances and the result and the stocktaking has been made, a Statement of the surpluses and deficiencies found?
§ MR. BRANDThe "Remain" now being taken at Woolwich will include all the stores in Woolwich Arsenal and Dockyard. It is not intended to sell old or unserviceable stores without first taking stock of them. As I have before explained to the hon. Member, catalogues of sales by auction (which will be advertised in the Press) will be obtainable at the War Office or from the auctioneer. With regard to the hon. Member's concluding inquiry, there would be no objection to give the Return, except that it would be long and complicated, and its printing would entail a considerable expense.