66 are now in an emergency London, June 9. position in which, unfortunately, we have been destined to live," declared Mr. Edward Burgin, Minister of Supply, in moving the second reading of the Ministry of Supply Bill in the House of Commons today.
One matter they had to organize, he st: ated, was an adequate collection of stores so that, in a time of emergency, there could be issued a large part of what was required.
The Army was suddenly faced with an extension which was beyond the normal capacity of the stores or the normal industrial on thut, and the Army was tending more and more to become a serie: s of trained mechanics, all with different types of expert knowledge.
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