§ MR. BOWERMAN (Deptford)To ask the Secretary to the Treasury, if he can state the dates upon which the existing contracts for printing and stationery work, respectively, for the various Government Departments expire, with the names of the contractors for each class or group of work, and the localities in which the work is being produced, and if any portions of the contracts in question are sub-let, and, if so, the names of the sub-contractors and the localities in which such work is being carried out.
(Answered by Mr. Hobhouse.) The current bookwork printing contracts are about thirty-nine in number; thirty-one expire on the 31st December next, and the remainder at various dates up to March, 1912. Other contracts are:—Jobwork printing, twenty-six contracts, 30th June, 1908 to 30th September, 1912. Printing of a miscellaneous character, ten contracts, 6th August, 1908 to 1st August, 1910. Lithography, seven contracts, 31st December, 1908 to 31st December, 1912. Leather binding, seven contracts, 30th September, 1909 to 30th April, 1913. Vellum and account book binding, thirteen contracts, 31st March, 1909 to 3rd September, 1913. There are, in addition, some few contracts for specific works both in printing and binding; the number of such orders unexecuted is between eighty and ninety, and they should all be completed by the end of the year. Some fifty-two contracts, which expire on the 5th July, 1910, for printing calendars of prisons for His Majesty's Prisons, are executed locally throughout the country. Seven contracts for printing garrison and district orders far Army Commands are executed locally, and expire on the 28th February, 1910. No permission, such as is required by the terms of the contract, has been given by the Stationery Office for the sub-letting of any of the contracts or of any portion of them. The following are the holders 1069 of the various term contracts (as distinguished from those of a specific work),
| Contractor. | Number of Contracts held. | Where Executed. | |||||
| Printing. | Binding. | ||||||
| Bookwork. | Job-work. | Miscellaneous. | Lithography. | Leather. | Vellum. | ||
| Abercromby, W. and W. | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | Liverpool |
| Anthony Brothers, Limited | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | Hereford |
| Banks and Co., Limited | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | Edinburgh |
| Browne and Nolan, Limited | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | Dublin |
| Cahill and Co. | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | Dublin |
| Campbell, D., and Son | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | Glasgow |
| Collins, G., and Son | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | London |
| Darling and Son, Limited. | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | London |
| Diprose and Bateman | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | London |
| Drake, Driver, and Leaver, Limited. | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | London |
| Eyre and Spottiswoode | 7 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | London |
| Eraser, J | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | London |
| Gale and Polden, Limited | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | Aldershot |
| Griffith, W. P. and Sons, Limited. | — | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | London |
| Harrison and Sons | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | London |
| Hazell, Watson, and Viney, Limited. | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | London |
| Hedderwick, J., and Sons, Limited. | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | Glasgow |
| Keliher, J. J., and Co. Limited. | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | London |
| Love and Malcolmson, Limited. | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | Redhill |
| McCorquodale and Co., Limited. | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | London, Newton-le-Willows, & Wolverton |
§ and the places at which the work is done—
1071| Contractor. | Number of Contracts held. | Where executed. | |||||
| Printing. | Binding. | ||||||
| Book-work. | Job-work. | Miscellaneous. | Lithography. | Leather. | Vellum. | ||
| Mackie and Co., Limited | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | Warrington. |
| Malby and Sons | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | London |
| Millington and Sons, Limited. | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | London |
| Morrison and Gibb, Limited | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | Edinburgh |
| Neill and Co., Limited. | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | Edinburgh |
| Nelson, T., and Sons, Limited. | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | Edinburgh |
| Nichols, J. B., and Sons | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | London |
| Robinson Printing Co., Limited. | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | Brighton |
| Stevens, W. H., Executors | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | Norwich |
| Suttley and Silverlock, Limited. | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | London |
| Thom, A., and Co., Limited | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 4 | Dublin |
| Truscott, J., and Son Limited. | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | London |
| Vacher and Sons | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | London |
| Veale, Chifferiel, and Co., Limited. | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | London |
| Vernon, C. | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | London |
| Waterlow Brothers and Layton, Limited. | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | London |
| Waterlow and Sons, Limited | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | London |
| Weller and Graham, Limited | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | London |
| Wyman and Sons, Limited | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | London & Reading |