§ 43. Sir JOHN POWERasked the President of the Board of Trade when the tribunal will be appointed to inquire into the Rye lifeboat disaster; and if he can state the composition of the tribunal?
§ Mr. HACKINGThe inquiry into the casualty to the Rye lifeboat is to be held in the Town Hall, Rye, on the 19th December. The Court will be presided over by his Honour Judge Cann as Wreck Commissioner. Vice - Admiral E. L. Booty, C.B., M.V.O., Captain J. Garriock, and Mr. E. F. Spanner have been appointed by the Home Office to act as assessors.