84. MARQUESS Of TULLIBARDINEasked the First Lord of the Admiralty where and when it is proposed to house the garrison for the forts at Cromarty, and, if in a vessel, are landing stages being made; and what is the average number of days in a month that a landing can be made at present?
§ The FIRST LORD of the ADMIRALTY (Mr. Churchill)Sir, it would be most unusual to go into such details, and indeed I deprecate the putting of questions about the arrangements of fortified places. We have no similar means of informing ourselves as to the progress of foreign defensive works.
MARQUESS of TULLIBARDINEDoes the right hon. Gentleman propose to put the garrison three and a half miles from the forts concerned?
§ Mr. CHURCHILLThat is already covered by my answer.