§ MR. J. M. MACLEAN (Oldham)asked the First Lord of the Admiralty, What 450 are the dimensions of the graving dock at Bombay for ironclads, the plans of which have now been approved by the Admiralty and the India Office; what is the estimated cost of the dock; and, in how many years' time it is likely to be completed?
§ THE FIRST LORD (Lord GEORGE HAMILTON) (Middlesex, Ealing)Sir John Coode's last design for a new graving dock at Bombay has been received; but it has not yet been formally approved by the Admiralty and India Office. The dimensions of the proposed dock are as follows:—Length of floor, 500 feet; width at entrance, 85 feet; depth on sill at high water, neap tides, 35 feet; depth of approach channel at high water, neap tides, 32 feet. The estimated cost is £221,000; and the estimated time for construction is four years.