§ MR. WHALLEYasked the First Lord of the Admiralty, with reference to the Corps of Naval Artillery Volunteers, now in operation at London, Liverpool, and other places, Whether, in the event of yachts being placed at the service of such Corps by the owners for the purpose of drill and exercise, the Admiralty would recognise such service so far as to provide guns and armament suitable to the size and capacity of such yachts, subject to such conditions as the Admiralty may think fit to prescribe?
§ MR. HUNT,in reply, said, that he was most anxious to give what facilities he could to the Royal Naval Artillery Volunteers for gun drill, but he doubted whether the suggestion of the hon. Member could be complied with, inasmuch as such guns as could be placed on board yachts would not be suitable for the purpose, and he was afraid that exercising such guns would be of very little use for the Naval Volunteers. He confessed, therefore, that he did not see his way to carry out the suggestion.