§ MR. YERBURGH () ChesterTo ask the Secretary to the Admiralty whether, in view of the custom to make money 1026 allowances to the gunnery staffs of ships in His Majesty's Navy for empty cylinders of one-inch practice ammunition, he will grant a Return of the ammunition sup plied for practice to the flagships of every squadron in 1901, and the number of cylinders returned from this ammunition for the purpose of obtaining the cash premium.
(Answered by Mr. Arnold-Forster.) This information can be given without much difficulty if there is any general desire that it should be furnished. Such a Return, however, will have no practical value, as it is obvious that the cylinders returned to store on repayment in any particular year are not necessarily those belonging to the ammunition used in practice during the same year, nor would the two sets of figures bear any real relation to each other. To prevent misunderstanding, it would be desirable to append a note to this effect to the Return, if issued.