HC Deb 03 August 1876 vol 231 cc418-9
MR. MAITLAND

asked the Secretary of State for War, For what reasons the experiments on Major Moncrieff's hydro-pneumatic system of gun carriages have not been further proceeded with?

LORD EUSTACE CECIL

, in reply, said, the experiments had not been proceeded with, because such gun-carriages were not required for heavy guns. The question as to whether such carriages should be used for siege purposes was now under consideration.