§ MR. BUCHANAN (Edinburgh, W.)asked the First Lord of the Admiralty, Whether H.M.S. Cherub, which was sent to the Clyde for the use of the Royal Naval Artillery Volunteers, has been found in such a bad state that she has had to be docked for repairs to her machinery, and has not been available for the service for which she was intended; and, what steps the Admiralty propose to take to enable the Clyde Brigade to get the training and drill on board ship necessary to render that corps efficient?
§ THE FIRST LORD (Lord GEORGE HAMILTON) (Middlesex, Ealing)For a month past the Cherub has been drilling the Clyde Brigade of the Royal Naval Artillery Volunteers at Greenock and Glasgow. Some small repairs, occupying about a week, have recently been carried out, which, however, did not interfere with the harbour gun drill. She is now about to take the brigade on short cruises for their sea training, and enable them to obtain the necessary qualifications to become efficients.