§ SIR GEORGE BADEN-POWELL (Liverpool, Kirkdale)I beg to ask the First Lord of the Admiralty whether it will be possible, on the occasion of the inspection of the Fleet on 3rd August, to have in line one or more of the armed mercantile cruisers earning Admiralty subventions; and whether accommodation will be provided on one of Her Majesty's ships for the Agents General of the self-governing Colonies?
THE FIRST LORD OF THE ADMIRALTY (Lord G. HAMILTON, Middlesex, Ealing)The Teutonic, the largest and newest of the steam vessels under subvention with her guns in place, will be present at the Naval Inspection on August 3, but it is not practicable to have more of those ships, as detaching them from their ordinary work would entail a very heavy expense to the Crown. In consequence of a wish expressed by the Secretary of State for the Colonies, I am endeavouring to find accommodation for the Agents General. of the self-governing Colonies.