§ 8. Sir GEORGE TOULMINasked whether the illustrated supplements now given to certain journals are to be discontinued; whether the paper so saved 3171 can be given to newspapers for the extra demands of the election; and whether he can give the number of newspapers supplied with the supplements and the total circulation of one issue of the supplement
§ Mr. WARDLEI am informed that the supplements in question will be discontinued after the issue now in the Press. The paper has been supplied by the Stationery Office, whose requirements will be reduced accordingly, but as the consumption for this purpose during the last six months has been 140 tons, it will be seen that the saving is too small to permit of a general distribution among newspapers. During last week 249 provincial newspapers were supplied with supplements, the total circulation being 794,529.