§ VISCOUNT RAYNHAMsaid, he wished to ask the Secretary to the Admiralty, Why the description of Anchor reported by the Anchor Committee of 1852 as the most approved, and now used on board Her Majesty's Yacht the Victoria and Albert, has not been generally adopted in the Royal Navy?
§ LORD CLARENCE PAGETsaid, there was no objection to any officer having one of these anchors supplied to him if he asked for it.
§ VISCOUNT RAYNHAMWhy are they not in general use?
§ LORD CLARENCE PAGETBecause they are objected to generally by the profession. There are very few officers who do not object to the use of them.