§ MR. GOURLEY (Sunderland)I beg to ask the First Lord of the Admiralty if His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh has yet made his official Report upon the system of fagging discovered on board the cadet training ship "Britannia" last autumn; if so, will he state the nature of the recommendations that have been made?
§ THE CIVIL LORD OF THE ADMIRALTY (Mr. ASHMEAD - BARTLETT,) Sheffield, Ecclesall(who replied): In the absence of my noble Friend I have to say that no Report of the kind suggested was made; but certain cadets, having been detected in practices of a 1556 very reprehensible character, were expelled the ship, and warning was given to all the cadets that any repetition of these offences would meet with summary punishment.
§ MR. GOURLEYWas the Duke of Edinburgh called upon to make any Report?
§ MR. ASHMEAD-BARTLETTI believe not.