§ Colonel ROYDSasked the First Lord of the Admiralty if he will state the nature of the difficulties which make it impracticable to furnish a Return of the time and tonnage lost by reason of ships lying in harbour laden or partly laden, ships making passages only partly laden, ships making one port and having to discharge at another port, and delay in discharging or loading of ships?
§ Sir LEO CHIOZZA MONEYI have been asked to reply to this question. I would refer my hon. and gallant Friend to the replies given to similar questions on the 8th and 16th May, in which I thought I had made it clear that the preparation of such a Return is considered impracticable on the ground that it would involve a vast amount of labour without serving any useful administrative purpose.