§ Colonel DAYasked the Secretary of State for War, as £444,000 is provided in the Estimate for building material and stores, whether the Department under his control is erecting any barracks or other accommodation by direct labour and, if so, in what districts; whether stores refers to material that may be 1089W used in the erection of barracks, etc.; and, if not, will he state what material is included in the definition of stores?
§ Sir L. WORTHINGTON - EVANSDirect labour is employed at many stations abroad, and a limited amount is being employed at home at the following places: Bramley, Fort George, Beachley, Salisbury Plain, Bovington, and Chatham. Stores refer to material that may be used for the erection of barracks, etc., but in this country they would normally be confined to fittings and machinery, electrical stores, etc., such as would not ordinarily come under the terms of a building contract.