§ MR. HANBURY-TRACYasked the First Lord of the Admiralty, Whether he intends to take any steps for giving the general body of the executive Officers of the Navy facilities for obtaining knowledge and experience in practical navigation, pilotage, and surveying duties, and for afterwards utilising the experience so gained; and, whether he will state what alterations he proposes to make generally in the system under which Her Majesty's Ships are at present navigated?
§ MR. GOSCHEN,in reply, said, his broad answer was that it was not proposed to make any organic change in the system under which Her Majesty's ships were at present navigated, or to abolish the class of navigating officers. With regard to the more detailed Question as to the instruction of Her Majesty's officers in pilotage, surveying, and practical navigation, it would require too lengthened a statement to admit of his going into the subject at present. He would endeavour to give 347 the hon. Gentleman the information to which he was entitled in the course of the discussion on the Navy Estimates.