CLOTH. (Hansard, 10 November 1919)

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§ 43. Mr. HOHLER
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Munitions how many yards of cloth (various) have been handed over to him by the Army authorities for disposal and when were the same handed over; how much has been sold; and how much has been offered for sale at public auction?

§ Mr. KELLAWAY
The answer to my hon. Friend's question will be circulated in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
The following is the reply:
The quantities of woollen cloth of various kinds notified by the War Office as surplus to their requirements up to 1st November, and the quantities sold up to that date are shown in the table following. The great bulk of this material has only recently been handed over and sales were delayed pending a decision on the standard clothing scheme. None of the cloth has yet been offered for sale by public auction, but public tenders have been issued recently for approximately 10,750,000 yards, and these tenders are now under consideration.

		Total amount declared surplus to 1st November.	Total amount sold.
1.	Cloth.
	Vicuna	257,411	20,320
	Black union	57,630	39,030
	Drab union	143,260	143,260
	Black greatcoat	108,604	5,000
	Greatcoat, D.S.	72,080	Nil.
	Portuguese Grey	292,222	150,000
	Anti-Gas	290,000	Nil.
	Greatcoat, Russian	1,600	Nil.
	Overcoating,
	S.A.L.C	150,809	1,000
	Mohair, seal brown	164,747	Nil.
	Khaki	1,519	Nil.
	D.M. fleece	27,312	Nil.
	Camel fleece lining	62,309	Nil.
2.	Serge.
	Black	39,325	33,271
	White lining	100,000	Nil.
	D.M. Mixture	2,504,103	71,400
	Hospital brown	23,816	Nil.
	Grey green	2,426	Nil.
3.	Tweed.
	D.S. suits	2,199,000	Nil.
	Lining jerkins	150,000	Nil.
	For caps	6,293	Nil.
4.	Tartan.
	Highland	61,300	Nil.
	D.M	2,000,000	Nil.
	Black	111,418	Nil.
5.	Whipcord	724,435	44,400
6.	Bedford cord	100,000	Nil.
7.	Garbardine	1,980,113	Nil.
	Total	11,631,732	507,681