§ MR. KEIR HARDIE (Merthyr Tydvil)To ask the Secretary of State for War that contracts have been placed by his Department with the firm of Maconochie Brothers, Limited, since the year 1900, with the date and value of each contract.
(Answered by Mr. Secretary Arnold-Forster.) Contracts with Maconochie Brothers since 1st January, 1900:—
| Date. | Supply. | Value. | |
| £ | |||
| 28—8—01 | 100,000 | lbs. Ham | 5,208 |
| 18—9—01 | 72,000 | lbs. Ham | 3,750 |
| 23—10—01 | 60,000 | lbs. Ham | 3,125 |
| 26—11—01 | 280,000 | lbs. Ham | 14,583 |
| 4—2—02 | 300,000 | lbs. Ham | 15,625 |
| 28—5—02 | 79,400 | lbs. Ham | 4,135 |
| 19—2—00 | 250,000 | Rations M. and V. | 12,890 |
| 22—2—00 | 25,000 | Rations M. and V. | 1. 289 |
| 17—3—00 | 168,000 | Rations M. and V. | 8,663 |
| 20—6—00 | 333,000 | Rations M. and V. | 17,170 |
| 13—7—00 | 500,000 | Rations M. and V. | 23,696 |
| 14—7—00 | 500,000 | Rations M. and V. | 22,655 |
| 25—7—00 | 500,000 | Rations M. and V. | 22,655 |
| 24—8—00 | 1,000,000 | Rations M. and V. | 45,310 |
| 18—10—00 | 1,000,000 | Rations M. and V. | 45,310 |
| 10—11—00 | 1,000,000 | Rations M. and V. | 55,208 |
| 11—12—00 | 1,000,000 | Rations M. and V. | 55,208 |
| 3—1—01 | 3,000,000 | Rations M. and V. | 160,937 |
| 6—3—01 | 2,000,000 | Rations M. and V. | 107,291 |
| 24—3—01 | 800,000 | Rations M. and V. | 35,000 |
| 28—4—01 | 1,000,000 | Rations M. and V. | 47,917 |
| 15—5—01 | 489,456 | Rations M. and V. | 19,884 |
| 5—1—00 | 100,000 | Rations Emergency | 7,083 |
| 6—2—00 | 500,000 | Rations Emergency | 33,333 |
| 14—3—00 | 450,000 | Rations Emergency | 29,062 |
| 27—4—00 | 220,000 | Rations Emergency | 14,208 |
| 22—5—00 | 220,000 | Rations Emergency | 14,208 |
| Date. | Supply. | Value. | |
| £ | |||
| 24—2—00 | 9,260 | lbs. Roast Fowl | 578 |
| 14—3—00 | 1,800 | lbs. Roast Fowl | 112 |
| 21—3—00 | 8,500 | lbs. Roast Fowl | 531 |
| 24—3—00 | 380 | lbs. Roast Fowl | 24 |
| 27—4—00 | 4,800 | lbs. Roast Fowl | 300 |
| 29—5—00 | 6,600 | lbs. Roast Fowl | 412 |
| 22—6—00 | 11,520 | tins Roast Fowl | 720 |
| 20—7—00 | 42,000 | lbs. Roast Fowl | 2,625 |
| 27—7—00 | 20,000 | lbs. Roast Fowl | 1,250 |
| 23—10—00 | 26,400 | lbs. Roast Fowl | 1,650 |
| 22—11—00 | 27,500 | tins Roast Fowl | 1,719 |
| 19—12—00 | 8,100 | tins Roast Fowl | 506 |
| 15—2—01 | 35,000 | tins Roast Fowl | 2,115 |
| 22—6—01 | 23,400 | tins Roast Fowl | 1,170 |
| 27—9—01 | 17,640 | tins Roast Fowl | 882 |
| 31—10—01 | 7,840 | tins Roast Fowl | 457 |
| 23—11—01 | 22,500 | tins Roast Fowl | 1,219 |
| 29—1—02 | 19,680 | tins Roast Fowl | 1,066 |
| 10—2—02 | 17,880 | tins Roast Fowl | 970 |
| 13—5—02 | 4,032 | tins Roast Fowl | 218 |
| 2—7—02 | 1,008 | tins Roast Fowl | 55 |
| 19—7—00 | 33,000 | pints Calf's Foot Jelly | 962 |
| 22—1—01 | 15,900 | pints Calf's Foot Jelly | 497 |
| 23—5—01 | 19,500 | pints Calf's Foot Jelly | 623 |
| 12—6—01 | 19,500 | pints Calf's Foot Jelly | 623 |
| 28—9—01 | 22,050 | pints Calf's Foot Jelly | 750 |
| 15—4—02 | 46,125 | pints Calf's Foot Jelly | 1,345 |
| Date. | Supply. | Value. | |
| £ | |||
| 19—1—00 | 250,000 | lbs. Jam | 4,687 |
| 250,000 | lbs. Marmalade | 3,385 | |
| 30—6—00 | 264,000 | lbs. Jam | 4,950 |
| 21—7—00 | 500,000 | lbs. Jam | 6,250 |
| 3—8—00 | 308,560 | lbs. Jam | 3,857 |
| 8—9—00 | 660,400 | lbs. Jam | 8,255 |
| 28—2—01 | 200,000 | lbs. Jam | 2,361 |
| 30—4—01 | 1,528,270 | lbs. Jam | 19,200 |
| 30—1—02 | 1,020,000 | lbs. Jam | 13,562 |
| 7—4—02 | 70,000 | lbs. Marmalade | 778 |
| 24—8—03 | 1,000 | lbs. Jam | 16 |
| 18—11—03 | 1,200 | lbs. Jam | 20 |
| 26—4—01 | 14,448 | lbs. Pepper | 557 |
| 26—6—00 | 10,000 | lbs. Oatmeal | 125 |
| 2—8—00 | 14,000 | lbs. Oatmeal | 194 |
| 2—8—00 | 9,000 | lbs. Arrowroot | 163 |
| 31—5—02 | 480 | lbs. Sago | 4 |
| 18—7—02 | 2,240 | lbs. Sago | 16 |