§ MR. JOHN WARDTo ask the First Lord of the Admiralty what are the recorded temperatures in the stokeholds of His Majesty's ships of war in each class when travelling at full speed and ordinary speed; what were the recorded temperatures in the stokeholds of the "Indefatigable" on her homeward journey across the Atlantic with the Prince of Wales aboard; and how long do stokers work in the stokehold on ordinary service.
(Answered by Mr. McKenna.) The information asked for in the first part of the Question cannot be furnished without exhaustive inspection of Returns, which cannot be carried out with the present staff without delaying important work, which delay would be detrimental to efficiency. The second part of the Question apparently refers to the "Indomitable." No information is yet available in the Department. The reply to the third part of the Question is eight hours a day.