§ Colonel DAYasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he has any statistics that will show the number and the dead-weight tonnage of motor vessels that are at present being built in Great Britain; the gross tonnage of these vessels; and for which countries these vessels are being built?
§ Sir B. CHADWICKAccording to the Returns of Lloyds' Register relating to merchant vessels of over 100 tons gross, 82 motor vessels aggregating 458,337 tons gross were under construction in Great Britain and Ireland at 31st March, 1927. Particulars are not given as to the deadweight tonnage of these vessels, or the countries for which they were being built.