§ MR. WILLIAM ALLAN (Gateshead)I beg to ask the Secretary to the Admiralty if, seeing that H.M.S. "Leander" is to receive new boilers, he will state what type of boiler is being adopted, who were the manufacturers, what type of boiler is on her at present, and in what year were they fitted on board.
§ * MR. ARNOLD-FORSTERThe old boilers of the '"Leander" are to be replaced by single-ended cylindrical boilers. The boilers now being inserted are made by Messrs. J. Brown & Co. of Clydebank. The boilers which are being removed are also cylindrical single-ended boilers. They were fitted on board in 1883.
§ MR. WILLIAM ALLANMay I ask the hon. Gentleman why water tube boilers were not fitted in this ship, seeing that they are so much approved of?
§ * MR. ARNOLD-FORSTERBecause the ship was built for cylindrical boilers, and no special purpose would be served by the installation of water-tube boilers in her case.