Army Contracts.
In the House of Commons, Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman^motion for setting up a committee of inquiry into the army contracts was negatived by 816 votes to 191. The Nationalists and the Eoseberyites voted with the minority. Mr Asquith admitted that Lord Kitchener would be necessary as a witness in connection with the cold storage contract. He argued precedent, and justified the demand for an immediate inquiry, though he was confident that the honour of British officers would remain untarnished. Mr Balfour replied with unusual warmth. He said a full inquiry was impolitic and impossible at present. When such an inquiry was made, it would show that no army was ever so well fed, clothed and horsed. An inquiry now would be worth five thousand reinforcements to the enemy.
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Manawatu Herald, 22 March 1902, Page 2
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129Army Contracts. Manawatu Herald, 22 March 1902, Page 2
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