§ 59. Sir W. Davisonasked the President of the Board of Trade whether his attention has been called to a contract for the supply of night-shirts and pyjamas entered into with Messrs. Hodgkinson, Limited, and Messrs. J. B. Limited, and that his Department are refusing to pay for a large quantity of such goods for which formal acknowledgments have been given; and whether he will cause an investigation to be made into the matter.
§ The Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade (Captain Waterhouse)The Board of Trade do not purchase clothing, and I have no knowledge of the matters to which my hon. Friend refers.
§ Sir W. DavisonDo I understand that these contracts have not been before the 1537 Board of Trade? One of my constituents has been complaining to me that he cannot get payment until deliveries have been approved.
§ Captain WaterhouseThe Board of Trade do not purchase any clothing and, therefore, such contracts could not have been before the Board.