§ Mr. WATTasked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether the commander in charge at Ardrossan of the whole Clyde port has been in that position since the outbreak of the War; and whether it is usual to interchange port commanders so as to utilise the experiences gained in one port for the benefit of other ports?
§ Dr. MACNAMARAThe answer to the first part of the question is in the negative, the present senior naval officer having been appointed in August, 1915. As regards the second part of the question, the practice is not as suggested unless there is any advantage to be gained in individual cases.