MR. FIELDI beg to ask the Secretary of State for War whether a receiving depot in Ireland will be re-established where tenders and goods can be delivered, as the carriage to Woolwich places Irish contractors at a serious disadvantage in the tendering or supplying of goods for Governmental requirements in Ireland.
§ MR. CAMPBELL-BANNERMANI am not aware that any general depot for the reception of stores ever existed in Ireland, and for the purpose of inspection there must be a necessity for many stores being delivered at Woolwich. I fear it would be difficult to dispense with this in all cases.