THE MEAT CONTRACTS.
Keceived February 9, 5.17 p.m.
„ _ T _ ijONDoN, February 8. Mr D. V. Pirie, M.P. for North Aberdeen, has asked whether Bergl's contract has been transferred to the Wernher-Beit people for £100,000. . L 2£, d Stanley, Financial Secretary to the War Office, said the War Office was aware the syndicate which was backing Bergl intended to float the company.
' He found the syndicate equal to fulfilling the contract. He was not aware of v the nature of Bergl's agreement with the syndicate, but £200,000 had been deposited as a guarantee of the fulfilment of the contract. It was admitted that Bergl was fined at Liverpool for an offence which was outside tbe army contracts. He was inquiring into the circumstances. Lord Stanley later on communicated a statement .to the press that the backer]}, Avhp were reliable firms, had guaranteed that if Bergl got the contract a company would be formed. The company had now been formed and registered at Pretoria, with a capital of of which £200,000 I had been subscribed. The tender was j given to Bergl as representing the .company.
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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue 7384, 10 February 1902, Page 2
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