§ MR. MITCHELL-THOMSONI beg to ask the Secretary to the Admiralty when it is anticipated that the new battleships, H.M.S. "Dominion," injured by grounding, and H.M.S. "Commonwealth," injured by collision, will be able to join the Channel Fleet; and what are the names of the battleships which are to replace them during the interval.
§ *MR. EDMUND ROBERTSONIn reply to the first part of the question, both ships will be ready about the middle of May. As regards the second part, they will be replaced in the meantime by "Mars" and "Hannibal."