§ MR. CARLILE (Buckinghamshire, N.)I beg to ask the Secretary to the Admiralty whether he has any official Report to show that, owing to the coal premium in China, the cruiser "Terrible" has only put in eighteen days sea time during eighteen months on the station, and the Squadron was unable last year to carry out its usual sea exercises; and, if so, will he say what steps, if any, have been taken to remedy such a state of affairs.
§ THE SECRETARY TO THE ADMIRALTY (Mr. ARNOLD - FORSTER, Belfast, W.)No Report to the effect suggested 279 by the hon. Member has been received. The Squadron did not carry out the annual cruises in company last year for various reasons, but lack of coal was not one of them. There is no shortage of coal on the station.