Duchess of ATHOLLasked the Secretary of State for War if he is aware that in some of the canteens administered by the Navy, Army, and Air Force Institute only foreign eggs are being supplied; and whether he will give instructions that, if possible, only British eggs should be supplied in all canteens?
§ Mr. SHAWPurchases made by the Navy, Army, and Air Force Institutes are not under the control of the War Department, but are the responsibility of the Board of Management. I am informed that foreign eggs are sold by these institutes only when they are definitely asked for on account of their cheapness, and that the sale of British eggs is considerably larger than the sale of foreign eggs. British eggs are always procurable from the institutes.