§ 9. Mr. MARTINasked the First Lord of the Admiralty if he is prepared, in view of the fact that the tests carried out by the Cunard Company with the new colloidal fuel have proved successful 1787 and that the company is prepared to put the secret of the method of production at the disposal of this and other countries, to state the policy of the Admiralty concerning colloidal fuel and its use in His Majesty's ships?
Sir B. EYRES MONSELLUntil the Admiralty have the necessary information we can only maintain an open mind on the question of the new method. As soon as we have particulars we shall, if they seem satisfactory, ask that they may be tested by the Fuel Research Station at Greenwich, which has already been experimenting in this direction.
§ Mr. MARTINDoes it not mean that the Admiralty are against any form of colloidal fuel? The First Lord stated the other day that it had been tested and cast aside.