§ COLONEL LOCKWOOD (Essex, Epping)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for India, whether any cordite has been manufactured in India for use by the troops there?
§ THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR INDIA (Lord GEORGE HAMILTON,) Middlesex, EalingAs yet no cordite has been made in India; but its manufacture is under consideration.
§ COLONEL LOCKWOODI beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for War, whether the manufacture of cordite, which is supplied under contract with 373 Messrs. Kynoch's works at Arklow, is sent to Birmingham upon completion?
MR. POWELL-WILLIAMSMessrs. Kynoch hold two contracts—one for gun cordite, and one for cordite ammunition. The gun cordite is made throughout at Arklow, and on completion is delivered into Government stores at Purfleet. The cordite for the ammunition is brought over by Messrs. Kynoch from Arklow in the form of paste. It is finished at Birmingham, and the cartridges are made up and completed by them at the same place. They are then delivered to Woolwich.