§ Mr. FELLasked how many dirigible balloons have been acquired by, or are being built for, the German Government; and if he can give any particulars of the garages and stations being prepared to shelter them?
§ Mr. HALDANE,supplementing his oral answer: The garages and stations for 877W dirigible balloons are reported to be as under:—
Place. Stations and Garages. Description Friedrichschafen 1 Floating shed. Do. 1 Tent shed. Wilhelmshafen 1 Shed Manzell 1 Fixed shed Griesheim (near Frankfort) 1 Shed (a gasometer being built in connection with shed). Berlin (Tegel) 1 Military airship station. Metz 1 Military station. Cologne 1 — Darmstadt 1 — Lyck 1 — Reinickendorf 2 Military station. Do. 1 Shed for dirigible. Of these only two, those at Friedrich-schafen and Berlin, are reported to be built. In addition, a private company has been formed for constructing stations on certain main lines of communication, but, so far as is known, no steps have been taken to commence any of them.