§ 14. Captain BOWYERasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty whether his attention has been drawn to the invention of a process for manufacturing a non-inflammable gas, of approximately the same lift as hydrogen, called currenium; and, in view of the fact that it is reported that this gas can be produced much more cheaply than helium, will the Admiralty take the necessary steps to obtain full information, in view of the greatly increased value that the practical application of such a gas would make to airship development?
§ Mr. AMERYThe Admiralty is watching progress in experiments with non-inflammable substitutes for hydrogen as a filling for airships, but the active pursuit of this question will no doubt be considered by the Secretary of State for Air, should he decide to re-establish an airship service.