§ Lord CHARLES BERESFORDasked the names of the establishments in the United Kingdom which are capable of constructing heavy gun mountings for the latest types of battleships or armoured cruisers; and what are the present capabilities of annual output of each establishment in this respect?
§ Mr. McKENNAThe answer to the first part of the question is—Elswick, Vickers, Sons, and Maxim, and the Coventry Ordnance Works. It would not be proper for me to reply as to my opinion of the productive capacity of individual firms.