§ MR. CAWLEYasked the First Lord of the Admiralty, Whether any and what tests are applied to chain cables used in the Royal Navy; and, whether any inspectors are appointed by the Admiralty to visit the works of contractors during the manufacture of such chain cables; whether the testing involves the rejection of all cables which prove unequal to the test; and, whether from experience the Admiralty have found the existing system of testing satisfactory and efficient?
§ MR. GOSCHEN, in reply, said, the Admiralty had the power to appoint inspectors of cables; and if chain cables did not bear a certain strain they were rejected. The existing system was working successfully, and secured the supply of trustworthy cables.