§ MAJOR ANSONsaid, he would beg to ask the Secretary of State for War, Whether he will afford Mr. Hale an opportunity of substantiating the complaint he has briefly made—namely, that his Rockets are manufactured in the Royal Arsenal in a manner which renders them more costly and less efficient for the Public Service?
§ SIR JOHN PAKINGTON, in reply, said, he could not consent to afford Mr. 1477 Hale an opportunity of substantiating his complaint that his rockets were manufactured in the Royal Arsenal in a manner which rendered them more costly and less efficient for the public service. Mr. Hale had received a large sum of money as compensation; and in making these rockets there was no further need of the services of Mr. Hale. The rockets were made in the best manner for the public service.