§ MR. T. F. RICHARDS (Wolverhampton, W.)To ask the First Lord of the Admiralty if he can state what amount of flour has been rejected when supplied by the contractors for use in the Navy to the Royal Clarence, Royal William, and Royal Victoria Victualling Yards during the year 1908; and whether he can state the cause for the rejections.
| At present at work. | Estimated as being employed by middle of December. | |
| Bermondsey | 38 | 38 |
| Hammersmith | 20 | 31 |
| Islington | 22 | 57 |
| Lambeth | 12 | 20 |
| Wandsworth | 90 | 92 |
| 182 | 238 | |
| * To be acquired compulsorily. |
§ (Answered by Mr. McKenna.) A total of 207,330 pounds has been rejected because it was not of the condition or quality stipulated for in the contracts.