§ *MR. MOSS (Denbighshire, E.)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for War if he will state from what port or ports, and on what date or dates, and on what ship or ships, the 1,350,816 tins of jam, referred to in the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor-General, were shipped for the South African War; and if he will state whether each tin was deficient to the extent of four ounces in the pound respectively, or whether the four ounces merely represents an average deficiency per tin of the whole quantity.
† See page 451.
§ MR. BROMLEY DAVENPORTIt is not possible to trace the particulars asked for. The average weight of jam contained in a nominal one pound tin is approximately fourteen ounces.