§ MR. HARMSWORTHI beg to ask the Secretary to the Admiralty whether any steps are being taken to modernise the machinery in His Majesty's dockyards, and, if so, to what extent.
§ * MR. ARNOLD-FORSTERThe great importance of modernising all the machinery in the Royal dockyards is fully appreciated at the Admiralty. An average of £67,000 a year has been spent for this purpose during the last ten years. A sum of £215,000 for machinery for establishments on shore is included in the current year's Estimates—of which a large portion is for the dockyards.