§ MR. HOLT (Northumberland, Hexham)To ask the Secretary to the Admiralty, what number of tons of coal were contained in the stock valued on 1st April, 1907, at £1,070,959; what is the number of tons of coal estimated to be in stock on 31st March, 1908, and valued at £1,135,000; and what were the number of tons of coal received into stock and issued out of stock during the year 1907–8.
§ MR. HOLTTo ask the Secretary to the Admiralty whether the sum of £1,535,959, estimated value of issues of coal during 1907–8, includes the coal supplied direct by contractors to His Majesty's ships without going into stock; and, if so, what number of tons of coal were supplied direct by contractors.
(Answered by Mr. Edmund Robertson.) The sum of £1,535,959, estimated value
§ (Answered by Mr. Harcourt.) The answer to the first part of the Question is as follows—
§ of issues of coal during 1907–8, includes coal supplied direct to His Majesty's ships without going into stock. Having regard to the interests of the public service, it has been the uniform practice of the Admiralty to withhold information in regard to the other particulars asked for in these Questions.