HC Deb 09 March 1905 vol 142 cc916-7
MR. AINSWORTH (Argyllshire)

I beg to ask the Secretary to the Admiralty whether his attention has been called to the Gairloch, Loch Long, and Loch Goil, the head of Loch Striven and that portion of Loch Fyne above Otter Spit as suitable ground for the disused vessels now anchored in the Kyles of Bute and the Holy Loch, to the serious inconvenience of the public; and whether he will arrange to have the matter reported upon by the proper Admiralty official, and the result communicated to the House.

THE SECRETARY TO THE ADMIRALTY (Mr. PRETYMAN, Suffolk, Woodbridge)

These lochs were all considered as possible mooring places for the vessels requiring to be laid up temporarily, but none of them possess the advantages of the East Kyle of Bute and Holy Loch.

MR. AINSWORTH

Will the hon. Gentleman lay the Report on the Table?

MR. PRETYMAN

There is no Report. The matter has been carefully considered and this is the result, but there is no formal Report.