§ CAPTAIN BOWLES (Middlesex, Enfield)I beg to ask the Financial Secretary to the War Office what sum has been expended in the plant for the manufacture of fuses at Enfield; and if the small order that has been carried out there compares favourably with cost of manufacture at Woolwich.
THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY TO THE WAR OFFICE (Mr. J. POWELL-WILLIAMS,) Birmingham, S.The amount expended on plant for the manufacture of fuse bodies at Enfield was £4,673. The cost of preparing fuses at Enfield compares not unfavourably with that at Woolwich.
§ CAPTAIN BOWLESDoes that mean that the fuses are manufactured more cheaply at Enfield than at Woolwich?