§ MR. WEIR (Ross and Cromarty)I beg to ask the Secretary to the Admiralty whether the Admiralty have yet decided on the compensation to be granted to a young girl who lives with her widowed mother at Saltburn, Ross-shire, and was seriously injured last summer by gunners from H.M.S. "Cæsar" during gun practice, and who, although now discharged from hospital, is unable to get about except on crutches.
§ MR. EDMUND ROBERTSONI am very sorry this accident occurred. The expenses for medical attendance prior to the admission of this child to Dingwall Infirmary have been paid from public funds. I am informed that no communication on the girl's behalf has yet been received in the Admiralty, but when it is received it will be taken into consideration.