§ MR. D. CRAWFORD (Lanark, N. E.)asked the First Lord of the Admiralty, If he will explain how his statement in explanation of the Navy Estimates was published and commented on in the London and Provincial newspapers on Tuesday, although it was not delivered at the residence of any Member of the House till Wednesday; and, whether he can give an assurance that any Parliamentary Paper issuing from his Department will, in future, be communicated to all the Members of the House before it is communicated to the newspaper Press?
§ THE FIRST LORD (Lord GEORGE HAMILTON) (Middlesex, Ealing), in reply, said, the Memorandum was ready for distribution to Members on Tuesday morning, and it was merely owing to the mistake of an official that the distribution did not take place. He had directed the attention of the Stationery Office to the delay, and steps would be taken to prevent its recurrence.