§ MR. MACFARLANEasked the Civil Lord to the Admiralty, If he would take into consideration the urgent desire of the people of the Island of Lewis that a training ship should be stationed in the Harbour of Stornoway, where it is said there are 1,000 boys anxious to avail themselves of the opportunity which would be thus afforded to them of learning a valuable profession?
§ SIR THOMAS BRASSEY, in reply, said, the Admiralty could not undertake to increase the number of their training ships. Any person who desired it would receive full information as to joining the Service from the officer of the Coastguard at Stornoway, and if the candidates were properly qualified they would be gladly received.
§ MR. MACFARLANEasked whether he was to understand from the hon. Gentleman that the Government were not prepared to carry out one of the strongest recommendations on this subject of the Royal Commission? Had they finally decided not to give effect to that recommendation?
§ SIR THOMAS BRASSEYsaid, he had already stated that the Admiralty could not undertake to increase the number of their training ships. Train 1840 ing ships for the Mercantile Marine were not under the administration of the Admiralty.