§ Sir C. KINLOCH-COOKEasked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether he could give the approximate dates when the petitions from His Majesty's dockyards were received at the Admiralty in the years 1909 and 1910, respectively; if he can say at what date the 1909 petitions were answered; whether it is intended to hold over the petitions received in 1910 for the same period as was done in the case of the 1909 petitions; what time was allowed to elapse between the date of reply to the 1909 petitions and the date at which the Admiralty directed that the 1910 petitions should be sent in; and whether, in the event of a long delay in answering these petitions, he will consider the advisability of granting a longer period of time before the next year's petitions are required to be sent in?
§ Mr. McKENNAThe replies to the several parts of the hon. Member's question are as follows: (1) At various dates, about the middle of June, 1909, and 13th700W August, 1910, respectively; (2) 13th July, 1910; (3) The petitions received in 1910, are now under consideration, and will be replied to as early as possible; (4) One month; (5) The desirability of granting a longer period of time will be considered when the replies to the 1910 petitions are promulgated.