HC Deb 01 May 1877 vol 234 c149
CAPTAIN PIM

asked the First Lord of the Admiralty, If he is in possession of full information as to the numbers, strength, and movements of the Russian Naval Forces in the neighbourhood of San Francisco and New York; and, whether he will state to the House any intelligence he may have on the subject?

THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER

In the absence of my right hon. Friend the First Lord of the Admiralty, I am bound to say to the hon. and gallant Gentleman that this is a question which Her Majesty's Government think ought not to be answered.