§ MR. McCARTAN (Down, S.)I beg to ask the First Lord of the Admiralty whether his attention has been called to MacLaine's patent perfect safety battleships; and whether, considering the serious loss of life incident to modern naval warfare, he will have the plans and construction of these battleships carefully examined with a view to their possible introduction into Her Majesty's Navy?
§ THE FIRST LORD OF THE ADMIRALTY (MR. G. J. GOSCHEN, St. George's, Hanover Square)If the plans are sent to the Admiralty they will be carefully examined.