LORD MUSKERRYMy Lords, I rise to ask His Majesty's Government 21 whether official notices have been issued to the effect that, in the event of war, certain instructions will be placed in the hands of captains of British merchant ships, and, if so, what form will these instructions take; also, to ask whether the Admiralty have invited captains of British merchant ships to supply information concerning the movements and doings of vessels belonging to foreign maritime powers; and, if so, whether the Admiralty will supply information as to the text of the communication containing this invitation.
§ THE EARL OF GRANARDNo official notices of the character referred to have been issued by the Admiralty, and the Admiralty at present have no intention of issuing notices of the type suggested by my noble friend.
§ House adjourned at twenty-five minutes before Six o'clock, till To-morrow, a quarter past Three o'clock.