§ Motion made, and Question proposed, "That a Return be ordered showing the number and net tonnage of British Merchant Ships and Fishing Vessels reported to the Board of Trade as totally lost between the 4th day of August, 1914, and the 31st day of October, 1915, by enemy action and by ordinary marine casualties.
| Merchant Ships. | Fishing Vessels. | ||||||
| Steam. | Sailing. | Steam. | Sailing. | ||||
| Vessels sunk by enemy warships other than submarines | … | ||||||
| Vessels sunk by submarines | … | … | … | ||||
| Vessels sunk by mines | … | … | … | ||||
| Vessels sunk by mines or submarines | … | … | … | ||||
| Vessels sunk by Turkish authorities | … | … | … | ||||
| Vessels destroyed by other enemy action | … | … | … | ||||
| Total | … | … | … | ||||
| Vessels lost by founderings | … | … | … | ||||
| Vessels lost by strandings | … | … | … | ||||
| Vessels lost by collisions | … | … | … | ||||
| Missing vessels | … | … | … | ||||
| Vessels lost by other causes | … | … | … | ||||
| Total | … | … | … | ||||
| Grand Total | … | … | … | ||||
| —[Mr. Burns.] |
§ Mr. SPEAKERThe hon. Member cannot object if the Department concerned agrees to the Return. It rests with the Department to object to a Return being granted.
§ Mr. BUTCHEROn a point of Order—
§ Mr. SPEAKERThere can be no point of Order.
§ Mr. BUTCHERMay I ask a question?
§ Mr. SPEAKEROf whom?
§ Mr. BUTCHERIs there any mode by which we can challenge the decision of the Department, in case they should grant a Return which some of us consider is a mischievous Return?
§ Mr. SPEAKERThere is no present object in doing so. The hon. Member can bring pressure to bear upon the Department to rescind the Order for the Return.
§ Question put, and agreed to.
§ Return accordingly ordered.