§ MR. FIELD (Dublin, St. Patrick)To ask the Secretary of State for War whether he can ascertain from the Army Council what American firm has obtained the contract for the supply of fresh beef to the troops stationed in the three Kingdoms; and whether he can state if any canned provisions are 1340 used, and what ratio of frozen mutton is allowed.
(Answered by Mr. Secretary Haldane.) The Morris Meat Company, an American firm long established on the London meat market, holds contracts for the supply of ration meat at three military stations in the United Kingdom. These contracts do not include the supply of canned provisions, but occasionally preserved meat is issued from the Army reserves, in order to insure a turn over of the war stock. The proportion of frozen mutton allowed does not exceed two-sevenths.