§ MR. NANNETTI (Dublin, College Green)I beg to ask the Financial Secretary to the War Office, with reference to the wages paid by the contractors for the recent periodical painting at the Tower of London, whether he can state how many of the men employed by the contractor on this particular work were found to be receiving less than the current rate of wages, and what proportion they bore to the total number employed in their respective trades; whether the condition as to the wages to be paid in each trade are clearly set out in the terms of the contract; and whether, having regard to the contractor's action in respect of the terms of his contract, and his dismissal of the men for claiming the enforcement of the Resolution of this House, he will consider the advisability of removing this firm from the list of War Department contractors.
LORD STANLEYI have no information to enable me to reply to the first part of the Question. As regards the second part, the contract contains the usual condition as to payment of current rate of wages. As regards the last paragraph, I have nothing to add to the reply I gave the hon. Member on the 6th March. †