§ SIR WILLIAM ALLAN (Gateshead)I beg to ask the Secretary to the 1119 Admiralty whether the repairs to the boilers of H.M.S. "Diadem" are completed at Glasgow, and when will she be under steam; and can he state the total cost involved in these repairs.
§ THE CIVIL LORD OF THE ADMIRALTY: (Mr. PRETYMAN, Suffolk, Woodbridge)The repairs to the boilers of H.M.S. "Diadem" are not yet reported as having been completed. The main engines have, however, been under steam in the basin at the contractors' works, and it is expected that a full power trial will be carried out in about ten days time. As the "Diadem" is being repaired on the basis of a schedule of prices, and the work is not yet completed, I am unable at present to Dive the actual cost.