§ MR. CALDWELL (Glasgow, St. Rollox)I beg to ask the First Lord of the Admiralty whether any negotiations are pending with the view of transferring from Wick to Thurso the Royal Naval Reserve Battery which has been established at Wick at considerable expense for over 12 years; or if there is any correspondence with the Admiralty there anent?
§ * THE FIRST LORD OF THE ADMIRALTY (Lord G. HAMILTON,) Midlesex, EalingThe question of transferring the Royal Naval Reserve Battery from Wick to Thurso has never been raised that the Admiralty are aware of, and there is no correspondence on the subject.