89. Mr. S. BENNasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many copying pencils have been purchased by the Stationery Office since the War began having inscribed upon them "Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad—made in Germany"?
§ Mr. McKENNAI am informed that the pencils in question formed part of a consignment purchased by the Stationery Office in October, 1915, and were accepted on the assurance of the firm from whom they were bought that the pencils had been in the United States of America from before the War. It is not now possible to state how many pencils of this description were originally received, but the quantity was small.