§ MR. BELLAIRSTo ask the First Lord of the Admiralty what was the maximum draught of "Bulwark" when taken up the Medway after her accident on the occasion of her successful docking in No. 9 dock at Chatham; and what has been the sum expended on dredging in the harbours and approaches of Chatham, Portsmouth, and Devonport, respectively, since the first Navy Works Bill of 1895 was introduced and up to the end of the financial year 1907–8.
(Answered by Mr. McKenna.) The maximum draught of H.M.S. "Bulwark" was 26 feet 3½ inches. The sums expended on dredging in the harbours and approaches of Chatham, Portsmouth, and Devonport respectively, since the first Navy Works Bill up to the end Of the financial year 1907–8 were approximately as follows:—
£ Chatham 43,770 Portsmouth 554,210 Devonport 868,500