§ MR. HOWELL (Middlesex, Tottenham)I beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for War whether he is aware that Messrs. Samuels, Army contractors, of Ludgate Hill, supply military stores to several Volunteer regiments; whether he will take steps to communicate to the commanding officers of such regiments the fact that Messrs. Samuels have been struck off the War Office list of contractors for supplying defective stores for the use of troops in South Africa; and whether he will give directions that no further orders for military stores should be given to the firm in question.
MR. J. POWELL-WILLIAMSThe War Office has recently been informed that Messrs. Samuels supply stores to several Volunteer regiments, but has not been informed of the names of such regiments. Means will be taken to acquaint Volunteer commanding officers of the decision of the Secretary of State in respect to this firm.