§ MR. MOONEY (Dublin Co, S.)I beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade if he has yet received from the Commissioners of Irish Lights any explanation as to the position of certain lights on the Irish coast referred to by Lieutenant Webster, R. N. R, in his letter of 25th August, 1902; and, if so, will he say what steps he proposes to take in the matter.
THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRADE, Mr. GERALD BALFOUR, Leeds, Central)The Commissioner of Irish Lights informed mo last December that after a careful comparison they had found that the geographical positions of these lights were in practical agreement with their positions as marked in the Admiralty Charts. In these circumstances, no further action has been taken.