§ COLONEL HUGHES-HALLETT (Rochester)asked the Surveyor General of the Ordnance, Whether it is true that at the fourth or fifth round fired from the new 68-ton gun at the proof butts at Woolwich, the "liner" of the gun not only receded from its position, but moved round to such a degree that the groove of the "liner" came opposite to and coincided with the projection in the 1091 gun, thereby rendering the gun unserviceable?
§ THE SURVEYOR GENERAL (Mr. NORTHCOTE) (Exeter)The liner was extended slightly towards the breech, and twisted slightly round, but not so that the groove came opposite to the projections in the gun. The firing was continued until the proof was completed. There was no possibility of the gun sustaining any injury from such a cause, and the gun is perfectly serviceable. I am informed that liners always shift a little.