§ Mr. WATTasked the First Lord of the Admiralty what was the value of contracts for clothing materials, etc., placed in Scotland during the last financial year; and will he say what proportion this bears to the total of such contracts placed?
§ Dr. MACNAMARAOrders for the following clothing materials were placed wholly with Scotch firms during the financial year 1908–9: Duck cloth and canvas for suits, about £17,000. Other clothing materials,i.e., woollen and cotton fabrics, are mainly Yorkshire and Manchester industries, and a comparison of the products of other industrial districts would seem to be of no advantage.