§ COLONEL LOCKWOODI beg to ask the Secretary to the Treasury what is the difference between the contract price for the 1905–6 rifle at he Enfield Small Arms Factory and the private manufacturer.
§ BROMLEY DAVENPORTThe exact difference between the contract and Ordnance Factory price for the manufacture of the new short rifle in 1905–6 cannot at present be accurately calculated. For the current year the contract price is £4 11s. 8d. and the Ordnance Factory price is estimated at £3 17s.