HC Deb 28 March 1912 vol 36 c599
Sir MAX AITKEN

asked whether a contract for about 2,000 pairs of wheels and axles for the East Indian Railway has been given to a foreign firm; and, if so, why this has been done?

Mr. MONTAGU

The East Indian Railway Company recently placed an order with a foreign firm for 1,200 wheels and axles, because the tender was very considerably below the lowest British tender.