§ MR. LEA (Londonderry, S.)I beg to ask the First Lord of the Admiralty if contracts for any of the new cruisers have been placed in Belfast or Londonderry?
§ * MR. FORWOODTwo firms in Belfast were invited, but declined, to tender for the cruisers for which contracts have just been made. There is no building yard at Londonderry on the Admiralty list for this class of vessel, consequently no invitations to tender were sent to firms at that port.
§ MR. SEXTONDid any Belfast firms tender?
§ * MR. FORWOODNo, they declined to tender.