§ Lord CHARLES BERESFORDasked the President of the Board of Trade 520W whether, in view of the result of the recent inquiry into the loss of the steamship "Criccieth Castle," the Board of Trade will enforce a regulation that all ships' boats shall be equipped with sails?
Mr. BUXTONI am sending the Noble Lord a copy of the existing rules on this subject, and of the draft new rules, with the relevant passages marked. He will see that it is proposed to increase materially the number of boats which must be provided with sails; but, as at present advised, I do not think it would be possible to require all ships' boats to be so provided.