§ Mr. BOTTOMLEYasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will 1202W state the date of the last regulations made by the Board in reference to the number of lifeboats necessary to be attached to passenger vessels; and whether, having regard to the increased tonnage of modern ships, he will consider the desirableness of revising such regulations?
Mr. BUXTONThese regulations were last revised in 1894. The question of their further revision is engaging the serious attention of the Board of Trade, and I have decided to refer the matter to the Merchant Shipping Advisory Committee for consideration and advice.