§ MR. HOGANI beg to ask the First Lord of the Admiralty whether it has been decided to subsidise the Calliope Dock, Auckland, from Imperial funds; and whether Auckland will in future be officially regarded as a second naval station in Australasian waters?
§ THE FIRST LORD OF THE ADMIRALTY (Mr. G. J. GOSCHEN,) St. George's, Hanover SquareIt has not yet been decided to subsidise the Calliope Dock, but negotiations are in progress with the Auckland Harbour Board on the subject, and certain proposals have been made to them. The second Question is obviously premature. Perhaps it is safest for me to answer it in the negative.