§ SIR JOHN HAYasked the Secretary to the Admiralty, Whether the light-draught armour-clads, H. M. S. "Cyclops," "Gorgon," "Hecate," and "Hydra," are considered by the Admiralty sufficiently sea-worthy to proceed to the Coast of Egypt, if required?
§ MR. CAMPBELL - BANNERMANMy right hon. and gallant Friend asks me to state to the House the opinion of the Admiralty as to the sea-going qualities of a certain class of ships. I would suggest that as he will have an opportunity of discussing the question and of communicating his views to the House when the Shipbuilding Votes are brought on in Committee of Supply in the course of a short time, it will be more convenient to defer giving him an answer till that occasion.