§ 28. Mr. ARTHUR MICHAEL SAMUELasked the Secretary to the Overseas Trade Department whether he is aware that British firms recently tendered for 20 steel coaches for the Buenos Ayres Terminal Central Railway Company similar to those supplied last year by a Birmingham firm, and lost the order to an American firm; will he ascertain and state whether the order was lost owing to price; and, if so, will he obtain the observations of the British tenderers as to the cause of the difference in price?
§ Mr. GILLETTI have no information beyond what has appeared in the Press, but I will have inquiries made on the points raised by the hon. Member.
§ Mr. SAMUELWill the hon. Gentleman inquire of our commercial representative in Buenos Ayres as to the reason for this loss of an order, and will he communicate what he learns to the various sections of the trade so that they may know where the difficulties arise?
§ Mr. GILLETTI will consider that point when the information has been obtained.