§ MR. JOHN WARD (Stoke-on-Trent)I beg to 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.
§ THE SECRETARY TO THE ADMIRALTY (Dr. MACNAMARA, Camberwell, N.)The information asked for in the first part of the Question cannot be furnished without exhaustive inspection of Returns, and cannot be carried out with the present staff without delaying 2373 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.
§ MR. JOHN WARDArising out of that Answer, can the hon. Gentleman supply me with information with reference to the "Indefatigable" the moment it is available?
§ DR. MACNAMARAI do not know if any explanations have come into the Department with regard to that vessel, but I will see if I can supply the information.