§ Mr. NIELDasked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether he or the Board of Admiralty have received offers to demonstrate the value of submitted inventions which have for their object the preservation of loss of life through submarine disasters; whether such offers have been declined; and, if so, whether the policy of refusing these offers has his sanction?
§ Mr. CHURCHILLA very large number of plans for preserving the safety of crews in submarines has been submitted from time to time, some containing offers to demonstrate their value at Admiralty expense. All inventions received are closely examined, but no plan submitted596W up to the present has been adjudged worthy of a trial or adoption in the British Navy.