§ Mr. Storeyasked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether he is aware that the Commander-in-Chief's office at Portsmouth recently Use done sheet of notepaper and 12 sheets of bill paper, measuring 15 inches by 9 inches, to request a newspaper to give publicity to an Admiralty warning consisting of 46 words; and, in view of the shortage of paper, will he take steps to stop such waste?
§ Sir V. WarrenderThe enclosures to the letter to which my hon. Friend refers were notices warning the public of the danger of approaching mines washed ashore. Such a warning needs the widest circulation, and as the newspaper office to which the enclosures were sent controls more than one newspaper, a number of copies were enclosed to be distributed to the various publications. The need for728W economy in the use of paper is well understood in the Navy, but a Fleet Order is being issued impressing on all personnel the importance of avoiding all forms of waste of paper.