§ MR. BRADLAUGHI beg to ask the First Lord of the Admiralty if he will state the cost of repairs ordered for the Vivid to fit that vessel for temporary use as a Royal Yacht; whether it is true that the Vivid is not likely to be required on more than some half dozen occasions; and whether the Royal Yacht Victoria and Albert is in a fit state to perform the services required from the Vivid; and whether the Royal Yacht Alberta is now undergoing repairs, and if he can state the estimated cost of such repairs.
§ THE FIRST LORD OF THE ADMIRALTY (Lord G. HAMILTON,) Middlesex, EalingThe actual expenditure on the Vivid, which has been found necessary, was £2,246, including additions and alterations to the amount of £1,215. The Vivid is in constant employment while the Court is at Osborne, and the same service could not be performed by the Victoria and Albert, owing to the deep draught of this vessel, and the great expenditure of coal which her use would necessitate. The Alberta is at the present time undergoing repairs estimated to cost about £9,000.