§ Mr. MIDDLEMOREasked whether any vessel has been detailed to relieve the "Minotaur" in the first cruiser squadron, or whether it is intended permanently to reduce the strength of this squadron from five ships to four?
§ Mr. McKENNAThe answer to the first part of the question is in the negative. It is not advisable to give any information as to prospective changes in the composition of squadrons.