§ Mr. HAYESasked the Postmaster-General the amount of saving he hopes to effect by having placed two bronze-wire contracts with French and German firms instead of with British firms; and what steps he is taking to insure that future contracts are executed in this country?
§ Viscount WOLMERThe quotations of the associated British manufacturers for the conversion of the raw material (which is of foreign origin) into the finished article exceeded the foreign quotations by between £9,000 and £10,000, or over 37 per cent. As for future orders, my right hon. Friend will continue to apply the policy of an effective preference for British manufacture where reasonable quotations are obtainable.