MR. GRANT LAWSON (Yorkshire N.R., Thirsk)I beg to ask the Financial Secretary to the War Office whether the Army Supply Department will divide the contracts for the supply of each class of articles required for the brigade camps to 1496 be formed this summer, so as to allow the smaller traders in the locality of the camps to tender.
?MR. J. POWELL-WILLIAMSIn most cases the camps of the Regular forces and the Militia will be provided under existing district contracts. In certain cases special contracts will be necessary, and some are being made with local traders. The Volunteers are granted an allowance, and in many cases make their own arrangements, but they can come under existing contracts if they like, and obtain what they require on repayment.