§ 30. Viscount CURZONasked the Prime Minister whether his attention has been drawn to the Report that a gun having a range of from 100 to 150 miles has been invented by a M. Delaman-Maze; whether 591 the French Government, after exhaustive tests, has purchased the patents; and, if so, Whether His Majesty's Government are taking steps to inquire into the merits of the invention with a view to taking similar action if desirable?
§ The PRIME MINISTERThe War Office is in close touch with the French authorities and with the inventor in this matter, and experiments are now proceeding.