§ MR. LAIRDsaid, he wished to ask the Secretary to the Admiralty, If the Admiralty have decided to build or alter any more timber vessels to be cased partially with iron-armour plating on Mr. Reed's plan until the Enterprise, now being altered, is completed and tried?
§ LORD CLARENCE PAGETreplied that one vessel was now being built upon the plan proposed by Mr. Reed, but he could not make any statement with respect to the future intentions of the Admiralty.