§ MR. MORROGHI beg to ask the First Lord of the Admiralty whether he has received a Memorial, largely and influentially signed by the inhabitants of Queenstown and other places in Cork Harbour, and which was forwarded by the Rear Admiral Commanding, urging the desirability of completing the Royal Docks at Haulbowline with workshops and plant to make it efficient; and what consideration are the Lords of the Admiralty prepared to give to the Memorial?
§ LORD G. HAMILTONNo such Memorial has reached the Admiralty. The dock and basin at Haulbowline are complete. Existing buildings and machinery are being adapted or provided for fitters' workshops.
§ MR. MORROGHHow long will it be before the works are completed? Although £50,000 of the public money has been expended, nothing has yet been done in the way of utilising the docks.
§ LORD G. HAMILTONThe hon. Gentleman must be aware that this is a dry dock, and that no work can be done in it unless ships put in for repair.