Dr. Bennettasked the Civil Lord of the Admiralty whether he will take the present opportunity of the lifting of the heavy moorings of the Sturbridge Shoal to withdraw these moorings until they are needed again, in view of the fact that their large unlit steel buoy is a hazard to navigation, notably for the fast passenger vessels between Portsmouth and Ryde.
§ Mr. C. Ian Orr-EwingThis mooring is being modified to adapt it to accommodate Admiralty Floating Dock 59— the Dreadnought Dock—for its deep sinking trials in early September. Although we have received no previous complaints that the unlit buoy is a hazard to navigation, consideration will be given to the possibility of removing the mooring after the trials.