§ MAJOR ANSONsaid, he would beg to ask the Secretary of State for War, Whether he will lay upon the Table of the House the Report of the Floating Obstruction Committee on "Passive Obstructions for the Defence of Harbours and Channels;" and, when the Report of the same Committee on Active Obstructions will be ready?
§ SIR JOHN PAKINGTON,in reply, said, it was not his intention to lay the Report on the table, as it contained matter which it would be inexpedient to make public. In reply to the latter part of the Question of the hon. and gallant Member, he begged to say that the Report of the same Committee on Active Obstructions was nearly complete.