§ MR. SWIFT MACNEILL (Donegal, S.)To ask the Secretary to the Admiralty what is the weight, the thickness, the length of the canes used in ships of war and naval training ships in the infliction of floggings; and are these canes, with which twelve strokes are permitted for offences dealt with summarily, supplied, together with the birches used in flogging on board ships of war and naval training ships, from the dockyards; or, if not, how obtained.
(Answered by Mr. Pretyman.) The weight is about 2 oz., thickness ½ an inch, length about 3 feet. The canes required are purchased locally by the Home dockyard, where official patterns are kept for comparison.