HC Deb 17 March 1903 vol 119 cc996-7
SIR GILBERT PARKER (Gravesend)

I beg to ask the Secretary to the Admiralty whether it is in the knowledge of the Government that Canada has decided to establish a Naval Reserve, independent of Imperial authority; and, if so, what action the Government intends to take.

THE SECRETARY TO THE ADMIRALTY (MR. ARNOLD-FORSTER, Belfast, W.)

The Admiralty have no information to the effect stated in my hon. friend's Question. The establishment of a Canadian Naval Reserve is, however, a matter entirely within the discretion of the Dominion Government.