§ SIR T. SUTHERLAND (Greenock)I 1100 beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade, what is the total cost at the present time for all purposes of the establishment, in connection with the Board of Trade steamer Gadfly, on the Clyde, and The Midge, on the Thames; and, whether the whole of such cost, or, if not, what part thereof, is charged to the Mercantile Marine Fund?
§ MR. BRYCEThe total cost for the year ending 31st March last, of the establishment in connection with the Board if Trade steamer Gadfly on the Clyde, was £1,264; and that of the two launches Mantis and Midge, on the Thames, was £2,716. The whole of the cost is charged to the Mercantile Marine Fund.