§ 55. Mr. Holdsworthasked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster whether instructions have been issued by the Air Ministry requiring manufacturers to deliver goods by railway instead of following the normal practice of inviting tenders for the transport of goods?
§ Earl WintertonNo, Sir; where the contract price of an article includes delivery costs, the contractor is free to make his own transport arrangements. Where the price does not include delivery costs, the method of transport is decided by economic advantage, and no special preference is given by the Air Ministry to any form of transport.