§ MR. D. A. THOMAS (Merthyr Tydvil)I beg to ask the Secretary to the Admiralty how far the experiments directed towards preventing the deterioration of coal when stored have proceeded; and, seeing that the deterioration which takes place in weathered coal is said to be physical rather than chemical, will he arrange that a chemical analysis shall be made of the coal at the beginning and close of each further experiment.
§ MR. ARNOLD-FORSTERExperiments for the purpose of ascertaining the result of storing coal under water are in progress. Chemical analyses are made at intervals, but sufficient time has not yet elapsed for a complete and satisfactory report to be furnished.