MR. GIBSON BOWLESI beg to ask the Secretary to the Admiralty whether he huts any objection to lay upon the Table a copy of the minutes of the proceedings of the two Howe Courts-martial, accompanied by a copy 251 of the Chart of Ferrol, No. 80; and whether he has any reason to believe that the blowing out of rocks inside the Howe by dynamite, which has been proceeding for three months, is attended by any danger of blowing the ship to pieces?
SIR U. KAY-SHUTTLEWORTHThere will be no objection to laying upon the Table a copy of the minutes of the two Courts-martial upon the stranding of the Howe, and certain other papers, if the hon. Member will move for them. Perhaps he will kindly confer with me as to the words of the Motion. The information received by the Admiralty satisfies them that the experts in charge of the salvage operations are exposing the ship to no danger, such as the hon. Member's question suggests, of blowing the ship to pieces. The charges of dynamite used are very small.