§ Mr. HOLT (Northumberland, Hexham)To ask the First Lord of the Admiralty how many small tugs it is proposed to build for £30,651 (see pp. 230–31, Navy Estimates); and what are the dimensions of hull and machinery of these tugs, of what material they are to be constructed, and at what places they will be stationed.
(Answered by Mr. McKenna.) One such tug has been purchased and paid for. She is now named "Harlequin," and is stationed at Portsmouth. The vessel is built of steel, and is of about 800 i.h.p.; she is a paddle boat, 200 feet long by 24 feet broad. No decision has yet been reached with respect to the remaining tugs.