§ MR. WYLDsaid, he would beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for War, Whether, in building the Fortifications at Portsmouth, any defects have been discovered in the piling or other works executed by the contractors?
MR. T. G. BARINGsaid, that some piles without their proper iron-shoeing had been driven by contractors at Portsmouth. Measures would be taken to deal with the case, and, of course, to remedy the defect.