§ Mr. KIRKWOODasked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether, under the late Government, sums of public money were passed by the Admiralty and paid by the Treasury to warship building contractors additional to payments for work actually due; and, if so, will he give the names of those contractors, the amounts they received, and the grounds on which payment was made?
§ Commander EYRES-MONSELLIn a few isolated cases payments have been made, in compensation to such contractors for loss of profit and establishment charges for broken contracts. These payments are only made after it has been proved by the closest examination that they are legally due. It is not in the public interest to publish the amounts which these contractors have severally received.