HC Deb 11 April 1889 vol 335 cc234-5
MR. JOICEY (Durham, Chester-le-Street)

asked the First Lord of the Ad- miralty if it be true that considerable alterations have been made in the officers' quarters in the ironclad Victoria since she was delivered by the contractors; and, if so, what amount has been expended in these alterations, and why they were necessary?

THE FIRST LORD OF THE ADMIRALTY (Lord GEO. HAMILTON,) Middlesex, Ealing

After it had been determined to employ the Victoria as the flagship on the Mediterranean station, and after the admiral who will command that station had been selected, the position of the captain's, commander's, secretary's, and other cabins was rearranged, and some additional cabins were built, it being thought desirable to accommodate the captain and commander on the weather deck. The cost, including all the consequent subordinate changes, will be about £1,100.