§ 81. Mr. R. YOUNGasked the Secretary to the Admiralty whether the wooden ships at present used for training boy artificers at Portsmouth and Devonport are in a very unsatisfactory and unhealthy condition; whether the Admiralty are considering the advisability of setting up shore establishments for training purposes; and whether Keyham College at Devonport is immediately available and very suitable as a training establishment for boy artificers?
§ Dr. MACNAMARAThe use of hulks for this purpose has many disadvantages, and proposals to transfer the establishments to the shore are being considered. Keyham College is not available for this purpose.