§ Sir R. COOPERasked the President of the Local Government Board if, in view of the stagnation in the brick-making trade in many parts of the country, he will state in what districts he has placed orders for 300,000,000 bricks; and whether he has since 17th February placed any further orders of the same nature?
§ Mr. KELLAWAYThe principal districts in which orders for building bricks have been placed are Kent, Leicester, Somerset, Gloucester, Lanarkshire, and Peterborough. Since 17th. February a further 500,000,000 bricks have been ordered from yards distributed over the entire country.