§ SIR WILLIAM ALLANI beg to ask the Secretary to the Admiralty what have been the results of the trials of the Durr water-tube boilers as fitted at Jarrow into H. M. S. "Medusa"; and what has been the total amount spent in connection with the vessel, and including the cost of these boilers.
§ MR. ARNOLD-FORSTERThe trials of the Durr boilers of the "Medusa" by the Boiler Committee will not commence until the middle of January next, and will probably extend over a period of three months. Until the full information obtained on these trials has been reported to the Admiralty, the results of the working of the boilers cannot be given. The preliminary steaming has been satisfactory. The total cost of new Durr boilers for the "Medusa," removing the old boilers, and making the necessary alterations and repairs of ship and machinery, is £65,000.
§ SIR WILLIAM ALLANDear me!