§ Sir J. REMNANTasked the Secretary of State for War what was the cost of substituting galvanised iron sheets for the barbed wire used for fencing round the Slough Depôt; and who was responsible for ordering this?
Mr. HOPEAt the time it was decided to erect a corrugated iron fence at Slough the greater part of the Depot was entirely unfenced. The actual cost of the corrugated iron fencing was £24,000, which sum includes the cost of erection plus the estimated value of the iron sheeting, which was the property of the Ministry.