Mr. A. T. DAVIESasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Munitions the circumstances under which 16,000 as cylinders were sold recently to three separate buyers in France and England, and to whom it has now been decided that the cylinders shall be allotted?
§ Mr. KELLAWAYA consignment of 16,000 gas cylinders was sold to a Mr. Milligan in December last, and the delivery under this contract is now nearing completion. There was no sale of the cylinders to any other buyer.