§ MR. MURPHYI beg to ask the First Lord of the Admiralty whether anything has been done since last Session to mark with buoys the entrance to Bantry Harbour; and whether several accidents have occurred to Her Majesty's Ships, which frequently resort to this Harbour, from want of proper marks?
§ THE FIRST LORD OF THE ADMIRALTY (Lord G. HAMILTON,) Middlesex, EalingA temporary buoy has been placed at the entrance to Bantry Bay pending the supply of buoys of a more permanent character. With the exception of the first reserve ship, which is stationed there, Her Majesty's ships very rarely visit Bantry Harbour. Only one accident, and that a slight one, has happened to Her Majesty's ships in Bantry Bay for a considerable number of years past.
§ MR. E. HARRINGTON (Kerry, W.)Does the noble Lord mean Bantry Harbour or Bantry Bay?
§ LORD G. HAMILTONI presume that Bantry Harbour is Bantry Bay.
§ MR. E. HARRINGTONCertainly not.
§ LORD G. HAMILTONIf the hon. Member will put the question down I will make further inquiry.