§ 23. Major CHAPPLEasked the Minister of Munitions whether he will offer a prize of £10,000 to the inventor of a chemico-explosive incendiary bullet small enough to be fired from a gun mounted on an aeroplane and having the property of exploding within the envelope of a Zeppelin and setting fire to it?
§ Dr. ADDISONThe question of perfecting the types of projectile suitable for use against Zeppelins, whether from aeroplanes or otherwise, is constantly before the Ministry of Munitions, and they have been assisted by many suggestions from inventors. There does not appear to be any occasion for offering the particular incentive suggested.
§ Mr. KINGHave not prizes been offered in connection with other particularly needed inventions, and, if so, why not adopt the suggestion here?
§ Dr. ADDISONThe reason is that we receive tens of thousands of suggestions.