§ Mr. MIDDLEMOREasked in view of the amount of British shipping which passes up the east coast of South America, whether more use can be made of the natural advantages of Trinidad as a harbour or naval station?
§ Mr. McKENNAThe Admiralty gives constant attention to the use which can be made of natural harbours and of other facilities in British territory. It is not proposed to set up any naval establishment in Trinidad. I may remark that the nearest point of the trade route referred to is some 1,800 miles distant from Trinidad.