110. Mr. S. BENNasked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether steamers appropriated by the Admiralty, which belonged to regular mail and steamship lines, if they are in existence at the end of the War and are no longer needed by the 1588 Admiralty, will be offered to the original owners from whom they were bought at the price paid by the Admiralty, less a reasonable sum for wear and tear?
§ Dr. MACNAMARAIt is not practicable to give a general undertaking of the kind suggested by my hon. Friend, but he may be assured that in the circumstances he refers to all due consideration will be given to the claims of the original owners concerned.