§ SIR JOHN COLOMB (Great Yarmouth)I beg to ask the Secretary to the Admiralty whether any changes have recently been made in the system of administration or the distribution of business and responsibilities among members of the Board of Admiralty and heads of departments; and, if so, whether he will lay upon the Table a statement showing the new system and that which it superseded or altered.
§ THE SECRETARY TO THE ADMIRALTY (Mr. PRETYMAN,) Suffolk, WoodbridgeA statement showing the present distribution of business between the 593 various members of the Board of Admiralty, and that which it superseded, is now being printed, and will shortly be laid upon the Table of the House. There have been no important changes in respect to the business and responsibilities of heads of departments.