MR. LEATHAM BRIGHT (StokeuponTrent)asked the First Lord of the Admiralty, Whether his attention had been called to the unsatisfactory working of the engines of the Hero; and whether any steps have been taken to again test the workmanship of the engines; whether it is true that during the trial trip on the 15th of September, 1886, the engines had to be deluged with water, for the purpose of minimising the unusual heating of the machinery; and, whether, on the date in question, any of the responsible authorities were on board the ship?
§ THE FIRST LORD (Lord GEORGE HAMILTON) (Middlesex, Ealing)The attention of the Admiralty was called to certain allegations made as to the unsatisfactory working of the engines of the Hero; but these proved, on inquiry, to be erroneous. It is not the case that the machinery had to be deluged with water to reduce the heat of the bearings, and all the responsible authorities were on board. No further trials are contemplated,