ADMIRAL MAYNE (Pembroke and Haverford west)I beg to ask the First Lord of the Admiralty whether he can give the House any information as to the Report of the Committee on the Gibraltar Dock?
A LORD OF THE ADMIRALTY (Mr. ASHMEAD BARTLETT, Sheffield, Eccleshall)The Committee have, after a thorough investigation, completed their Report, which is in the printers' hands. The Report will be presented to the Admiralty and the other Departments interested in a few days, but I am unable to give the House any information as to the proposals of the Committee until the Government have come to a decision upon them.
ADMIRAL MAYNEDo I understand the hon. Gentleman that he cannot say whether the Committee are in favour of a dock or not?
§ MR. ASHMEAD BARTLETTThe question as to the desirability of a dock was not directly submitted to the Committee. The Admiralty had already come to a decision that it was desirable that the dock should be built.