§ DR. TANNER (Cork Co., Mid.)I beg to ask the Postmaster General whether lead pencils are now issued by the Postal Department bearing the impress "V.R.—Guthknecht, Bavaria, Civil Service"; whether these pencils are manufactured in Germany; and, if so, what is the amount of contract for supplying them; and why, and for what reasons, have German manufactured pencils been chosen?
§ *MR. RAIKESThe pencils used in the Post Office are furnished by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, and I have no knowledge of the conditions under which they are obtained.