§ 11. Commander Viscount CURZONasked the Secretary of State for War 1054 what has been done with artillery of all kinds surplus to establishments?
§ The FINANCIAL SECRETARY to the WAR OFFICE (Sir Archibald Williamson)A certain amount of serviceable surplus artillery has already been sold to Allied Foreign Powers, and further sales are in course of negotiation. Artillery that is obsolete or unserviceable is being handed over to the Disposal Board to be sold as scrap material.
§ Viscount CURZONIs the right hon. Gentleman aware that at the present moment at Richborough large numbers of guns and mountings are lying almost derelict, through not being taken proper care of?
§ Sir A. WILLIAMSONNo, Sir, I am not aware of that.