§ GENERAL LAURIEI beg to ask the Secretary to the Admiralty whether any vessels of the Royal Navy are to be employed this season on the so-called French shore of Newfoundland; and, if so, whether they will be cruisers detached from the North American and West Indian Squadron, or whether they will be vessels specially commissioned for the purpose.
§ MR. PRETYMANThe reply to the first part of the hon. Member's Question is in the affirmative. As regards the latter part of the Question, the vessels detailed for the duty referred to are not drawn from the North American and West Indian Squadron but are detached from other services.