§ MR. WILLIAM ALLANI beg to ask the First Lord of the Admiralty—(1) who supplied the boilers to H.M.S. Charger; (2) how long have they been in the vessel; (3) what is the assignable cause of the fracture in the fire-box of one of them; and (4) at whose expense will the necessary repairs be done?
§ MR. MACARTNEY—(1) Messrs. Yarrow, of Poplar, supplied the boilers to H.M.S. Charger, which were of a locomotive type; (2) they have been in the vessel since September, 1894, but she was only delivered to the Admiralty on July 26 last; (3) the cause of the fracture in the fire-box of one of them is being investigated; (4) this has not been decided yet.
§ MR. W. ALLANasked if Messrs. Yarrow would come under the usual guarantee clause, and whether the boilers would be repaired at the expense of the contractors.
§ MR. MACARTNEYreplied affirmatively to the first part of the question. As to the second part he stated that no decision had been arived at.