§ MR. BAXTERasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, If he can now state the names of the Commissioners appointed to inquire into the best site for a harbour of refuge on the northeast coast of Scotland?
THE LORD ADVOCATE (Mr. J. B. BALFOUR)Captain Sir Frederick Evans, Hydrographer to the Admiralty; Lieutenant Colonel P. Smith, P.E., Admiralty Director of Works; and Captain Sir George Nares, Professional Member of the Marine and Harbour Departments of the Board of Trade, have been appointed as a Sub-Committee of the Convict Labour Committee to visit points on the East Coast of Scotland, and report on the most suitable position for a harbour of refuge to be constructed by Scotch Convicts.