§ COLONEL DUNCAN (Finsbury, Holborn)asked the Secretary of State for War, Whether the wire gun which burst at proof in Woolwich Arsenal last week was designed or manufactured in the Government Establishments?
§ THE SECRETARY OF STATE (Mr. E. STANHOPE) (Lincolnshire, Horncastle)No, Sir. The wire gun in question was neither designed nor manufactured in a Government establishment. It was designed as an experiment by Mr. Longridge, the inventor, who submitted it for trial at the Royal Arsenal; and it was manufactured for him by a private firm.