HC Deb 19 December 1893 vol 19 c1763
MR. HANBURY

I beg to ask the Secretary to the Admiralty what is the amount of orders given by the Admiralty to foreign manufacturers since August, 1892; and whether foreign boilers have been ordered for any of Her Majesty's ships other than the Sharpshooter?

SIR U. KAY-SHUTTLEWORTH

The information asked for in the first clause of this question can only be given in the form of a Return. A set of experimental boilers have been ordered for the Spanker from Messrs. Du Temple.

MR. HANBURY

Cannot the right hon. Gentleman give the total amount? We surely do not need a Return for that.

SIR U. KAY-SHUTTLEWORTH

To give merely the total would be misleading.