§ MR. H. S. FOSTERI beg to ask the Secretary to the Admiralty if he will state what was the total weight of the turret of the Victoria, including the guns, gun-mountings, and hydraulic and other machinery connected with either turret or guns; the height of the centre of gravity of such weights above the meta-centre of the ship; the total weight of the engines and boilers (including water) of the ship; the distance of the centre of gravity of such weight below the meta-centre of the ship; the approximate weight of coals on board when the ship sank; and the distance of the centre of gravity of such weight below the meta-centre of the ship?
SIR U. KAY-SHUTTLEWORTH(1.) The first total weight asked for was 930 tons; and the centre of gravity of that weight was 9½ feet above the meta-centre. (2.) The total weight of 883 the engines and boilers was 1,120 tons, the centre of gravity of that weight being 17½ feet below the meta-centre. (3.) The weight of coals is not known.