§ MR. A. F. EGERTON (for the First Lord of the Admiralty)asked the hon. Member for the Isle of Wight to postpone the Motion of which he had given Notice for to-morrow night in reference to the proposed site for a Naval College. He was sorry to say it was 268 very doubtful whether his right hon. Friend the First Lord of the Admiralty could be in his place to-morrow, and, even if the Motion were brought on it would be impossible for the First Lord to state what decision the Admiralty had arrived at, because the right hon. Gentleman was still waiting for some sanitary Reports as to other sites that had not yet been received.
§ MR. BAILLIE COCHRANEsaid, he was anxious to meet the wishes of the right hon. Gentleman the First Lord of the Admiralty. The question had been postponed three or four times, and it would be of great convenience to hon. Members interested in it if the right hon. Gentleman would assist him by giving him a day to bring it forward, or give him a promise that the Admiralty would not act on the Report in favour of Dartmouth until the matter had been fully discussed.
§ MR. A. F. EGERTONsaid, he thought his right hon. Friend the First Lord of the Admiralty would allow him to give that pledge—that no decision would be arrived at until after the subject had been discussed in that House. As to securing a day for the discussion that was not within his province.