§ MR. ALLHUSEN (Salisbury)I beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for War whether the fortifications of the island of Guernsey have as their main armament Armstrong breech-loading guns made in 1865, and converted 64-pounders of still greater age; and, if so, whether there is any intention of re-arming these forts with modern ordnance?
MR. POWELL WILLIAMSThe statement in the Question is, in the main, correct. It is intended to replace the existing armament by modern guns, but the revision of the armament of Guernsey is postponed until that of more important stations is completed.