§ MR. NIELD (Middlesex, Ealing)I beg to ask the Secretary to the Admiralty whether a reserve of 10-inch and 7 .5-inch guns was included in the purchase from the Chilian Government of the battleships "Swiftsure" and "Triumph;" and, if not, whether a reserve of both classes of gun has since been provided.
§ MR. EDMUND ROBERTSONNo reserve guns were included in the purchase. A reserve of both classes of gun has since been provided.