§ MR. BLAKEsaid, he would beg to ask the Secretary of State for War, Whether any Report has been recently received at the War Office from the Ordnance Select Committee on Captain Scott's claims for reward for his system for rifling heavy ordnance; and, if so, whether there is any objection to lay a Copy of the same upon the table of the House?
§ SIR JOHN PAKINGTONSir, a Report has been lately received from the Ordnance Select Committee with respect to the claims of Captain Scott for reward for his system for rifling heavy ordnance. In that Report the Committee say, as they have said on previous occasions, that what is called the Woolwich system, upon which the guns are rifled, is in no degree founded on the invention of Captain Scott. The Committee, however, repeat the recommendation which they made before, that Captain Scott should be allowed to receive the same amount of reward which has been allotted to other competitors. Under these circumstances, I propose to reconsider the decision which I before came to respecting Captain Scott's claim, as I find that he is the only competitor who has not received a reward. In point of fact, I shall allow a reward to be granted to him. As to the latter part of the Question, I have to say that I must decline to lay the Report upon the table.