MR. GIBSON BOWLES (Lynn Regis)I beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade whether, since his attention has been called to the fact that the Admiralty List of Lights, Part VII., for 1893, states that the revolving light on Sombrero Island was reported irregular in 1892, And that the Inagua revolving light was reported irregular in 1890, he has, in view of the danger to shipping caused by irregularities in lights, taken any measures, and, if so, what measures, to remedy the irregularities in question, as well as any other irregularities or inadequacies in the lights under the control of his Department?
§ MR. MUNDELLAAs soon as the Sombrero light was reported defective, the necessary fittings for the repair of the lighting apparatus were ordered. These left England last April, and the irregularity in the revolution of the light is being rectified. The defect in the Inagua light can only have been of a temporary nature, for on each inspection of the Station since the stated irregularity, the Report has been satisfactory. Information to this effect has now been given to the Admiralty, who will doubtless correct the notice in the next edition of the Light List. As to the general efficiency of the lights under the Board of Trade, the Reports received after each periodical inspection enable me to say that they are in a state of efficiency, and are adequate for the purposes for which they were established.