§ MR. REES (Montgomery Boroughs)To ask the Postmaster-General if he will state what was the measure in money of the contracts placed in 1907 for waterproofs, boots, bicycles, and tools for the 465 use of his Department, and how much of that sum was placed with firms having their premises in Wales.
(Answered by Mr. Sydney Buxton.) The figures are as follows: Waterproofs, £13,950; boots, £14,595; cycles and parts, £27,656; tools, £3,985. No tenders were received from, and consequently no orders were placed with, firms in Wales. As I told the hon. Member on 27th July, I should be very glad to receive tenders from Wales. Apart from the contracts about £11,600 was spent locally for repair and hire of cycles, and rather more than £600 of this went to Wales.