HC Deb 29 March 1905 vol 143 cc1520-1
MR. SWIFT MACNEILL

I beg to ask the Secretary of State for War whether, in view of the fact that the military authorities in Belfast are at present advertising for some thousand tons of peat moss, he will give an undertaking that, having regard to the abundance of peat moss in Ireland, the peat moss for which tenders are invited will not be imported from Germany.

MR. ARNOLD-FORSTER

No restrictions are placed on the source of supply of the peat moss litter. Consideration will, however, be accorded to suitability and price.