§ MR. E. H. BAYLEY (Camberwell, N.)I beg to ask the President of the 1165 Board of Trade whether he is aware that the lifeboat at Lydd capsized recently, drowning four of the crew; how many times this boat has capsized, and how many men have been drowned in consequence; whether this boat has been removed, and what compensation the Lifeboat Institution, which sent the men to sea in this untrustworthy boat, will pay to the relatives; how many of the National Lifeboat Institution's boats have capsized during the past 10 years, and how many lives were lost in each case; and is it correct that the lifeboats of the " Norfolk" and " Suffolk" type have never capsized?
§ MR. MUNDELLAI have obtained, by the courtesy of the Institution, information on the questions raised by the hon. Member, and I shall be happy to furnish him with a copy of a letter which I have received, in which his statements are traversed; but the National Lifeboat Institution is not under my direction, and I cannot undertake to answer further questions.