§ MR. FIELD (Dublin, St. Patrick)I beg to ask the Financial Secretary to the War Office whether he is aware that the Department of Agriculture in Ireland offered to defray the expense of examining Irish-made brushes for Army, but that this offer was refused. Whether, seeing that there is a receiving depot at Montpelier Hill, Dublin, the staff could be supplemented to enable Irish-made goods being received. And, whether, having regard to the fact, that the Civil Service and Board of Works use Irish goods, he will state why the same rule should not apply in regard to the Army stationed in Ireland.
LORD STANLEYThe reply to the first paragraph is in the affirmative, and to the second paragraph in the negative. As regards the third paragraph, any goods made in Ireland are taken into general stock and issued to the Army generally, irrespective of where the units to receive them may be quartered.