§ MR. HANBURYI beg to ask the Secretary to the Admiralty what is the amount of the order given by the Admiralty to a French firm for boilers for Her Majesty's Navy; what were the requirements as to the quality and make of the metal, and the conditions, if any, as to the wages of the French workmen employed; and whether the invention is patented in this country?
SIR U. KAY-SHUTTLEWORTHIt is not desirable in the public interest to name the price given for the set of experimental boilers in question. The requirements were that the make and quality should be of the highest nature. No conditions were made as to workmen. The boilers are patented in this country.