§ MR. TOMLINSON (Preston)I beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade whether, and if so when, steps can be taken to carry out the recommendation of the Washington Conference that the complete alphabet of the Morse Code be inserted in the International Code Book for optional use, with special reference to night signals at sea?
§ MR. BRYCEThe International Code of Signals Book is now under revision by a Committee consisting of representatives of the Admiralty, the Board of Trade, the Trinity House, and Lloyd's. I understand that the question of inserting the Morse Code in the Book for optional use as recommended by the Washington Conference is receiving their careful consideration, but no definite decision on the point has yet been arrived at, although there is obviously a strong primâ facie case for adopting the recommendation.