HC Deb 03 February 1902 vol 102 c177
MR. HARMSWORTH

I beg to ask the Secretary to the Admiralty, if there is any record at the Admiralty of one or more guns of any vessel of similar class to the "Condor" breaking loose in a heavy sea.

MR. ARNOLD-FORSTER

There is no record of one or more guns of any vessel of the "Condor" class breaking loose in a heavy sea.

MR. HARMSWORTH

I beg to ask the Secretary to the Admiralty, if he can state what amount of deck cargo was put on board the "Condor" before she left Esquimault.

MR. ARNOLD-FORSTER

There is no information to the effect that any deck cargo was put on board the "Condor" before she left Esquimalt.

MR. WILLIAM ALLAN (Gateshead)

Was not a quantity of stores put on the "Condor" at Esquimault to be taken?

MR. ARNOLD-FORSTER

I have looked through the log-book, and I can find no trace of anything of the kind. That is the only indication I have.

MR. WILLIAM ALLAN

Was not an order sent by the Admiralty for certain stores to be taken on at Esquimault?

MR. ARNOLD-FORSTER

Whether any order was sent or not, there is no reference made in the log to the fact that any stores were carried on deck. I can find no trace of it in the log, and it is the only information I have. I have personally examined it.