MARQUESS of TULLIBARDINEasked the Under-Secretary of State for War what is the contract weight, pounds per bushel, of oats for the British Army; and what country is the principal source of supply?
§ Colonel SEELYThe contract weight of oats at home stations is thirty-eight lb. per bushel, except in Ireland and Salisbury Plain, where it is 40 lb. per bushel. Provided that the oats fulfil the contract conditions there is no stipulation as regards the source of supply; quality and price being the only governing factors.