§ MR. HICKS BEACH (Gloucestershire, Tewkesbury)I beg to ask the Secretary to the Admiralty whether it is the intention of His Majesty's Government to embark the naval reserve of Newfoundland for a cruise this year; or whether this customary practice has been abandoned in consequence of the scarcity of available ships brought about by the naval reductions of His Majesty's Government.
§ MR. EDMUND ROBERTSONThe Answer to the first part of the Question is in the affirmative, and to the second in the negative.