§ MR. WILLIAM ALLAN (Gateshead)I beg to ask the Secretary to the Admiralty if he will state what was the total; number of miles steamed by H.M.S. "Diadem," in toto, and the number she went at her maximum designed speed at any one period, stating the dates of same.
§ MR. ARNOLD-FORSTERThe "Diadem" has steamed 53,085 knots during the period referred to, but this does not include distances steamed during manœuvres and gun practice. The ship ran 164 knots at her maximum designed speed on the 26th January, 1898, and 143 knots on the 9th December, 1898.