§ MR BELLAIRS (Lynn Regis)I beg to ask the Secretary to the Admiralty whether the Admiralty still adhere to the refusal to follow the precedent set when Sir William White was authorised to read a paper on the new designs of ships at the Society of Naval Architects; and whether, seeing that the speed of the now ships has considerably increased the 1312 cost of the ships, the Admiralty will facilitate discussion and criticism by publishing details of the six alternative designs from which the selection of the "Dreadnought" and "Invincible" was made.
§ MR. EDMUND ROBERTSONThe Answer is in the affirmative to the first part of the Question, and in the negative to the second part.