§ SIR JOHN LENG (Dundee)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for War whether there is any department in the War Office for the prompt and thorough examination of drawings, specifications, and models of new inventions submitted by inventors for adoption in the British Army; and, if not, whether he will consider the desirability of appointing one or more skilled scientific officers as examiners of inventions.
§ MR. BRODRICKNew inventions are promptly and thoroughly examined in the department of the Director General of Ordnance or by any other department which may be specially concerned.