§ Mr. T. M. HEALYasked the Secretary to the Admiralty whether Messrs. Krupp and Co., of Essen, have been asked to compete for the gun-mountings for the Navy, of which the supply is in arrear; and whether, in the case of the supply of Norwegian granite for Admiralty purposes, cheapness was made the first consideration under the Free Trade policy of the Government?
§ Mr. McKENNAThere is no arrear in the supply of gun-mountings for the Navy. The answer to both parts of the question is in the negative.