§ Viscount WOLMERasked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether the Fourth Squadron of the First Fleet consists of only four battleships; whether this squadron is regarded as a fighting unit as at present constituted; and whether it is intended to add to its numbers?
§ Dr. MACNAMARAThe Fourth Squadron has not yet been constituted, but the intention is as indicated in the first and third parts of the Noble Lord's question. In reply to the second part of the question, four battleships are certainly a fighting unit.