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applicable to motor-cars, the difficulty might be met by the insertion of appropriate provision in the next Army (Annual) Act.”

The Sub-Committee have submitted this suggestion for the consideration of the Secretary of State for War, who has undertaken to endeavour to have suitable provision inserted in the Army (Annual) Act for this year.

37. No difficulty should arise in carrying out the suggested requisition, if required. Arrangements have been made for the Commandant of the Central Flying School to keep a list of all privately owned aeroplanes in the country, and this information is in process of being acquired. If privately owned airships and free balloons were included in this list there would be little difficulty in obtaining possession of all aircraft whenever censorship was in force and in placing all flight under Government control.

Summary of Recommendations.

(a.) At an early date comprehensive legislation, based on the Aerial Navigation (draft) Bill, 1910, should be enacted.

(b.) In the meantime a short Bill to amend "The Aerial Navigation Act, 1911," printed in Schedule I, should be enacted at the earliest possible opportunity.

(c.) As soon as the Bill mentioned in (b) is passed, administrative measures to give effect to it, the general nature of which is indicated in Schedules III, IV, V, and VI, should be taken.

(d) The Commandant of the Central Flying School should keep a list of all privately owned airships and free balloons, which, together with the list of aeroplanes, should be kept up to date.

(e.) Provision should be made in the next Army Annual Act making Section 115 (2) applicable to aircraft, so that the latter may be requisitioned.

(f.) Whenever censorship is in operation all flight should be prohibited, except under licence from the Government.

The Home Office to be responsible for the issue of the necessary order, in consultation with the Admiralty and War Office.

(g) The Colonial Office should endeavour to arrange that corresponding measures are adopted mutatis mutandis as necessary in the Oversea Dominions, Crown Colonies, Protectorates, respectively, &c.

(h.) The Home Office should consider similar, but not identical, legislation in the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.

(i.) It is understood that the Government of India has passed an Act to control the manufacture, use, sale, import, and export of aircraft, and the Sub-Committee recommend that the Government of India should be apprised of the legislation which it is proposed to enact, and of the Regulations drawn up in connection therewith.

(Signed)

J. E. B. SEELY (Chairman). EDWARD TROUP.

W. E. DAVIDSON. J. S. RISLEY. HENRY LAMBERT. G. P. W. HOPE. MURRAY F. SUETER. DAVID HENDERSON. G. M. W. MACDONOGH. L. N. GUILLEMARD. H. ARTHUR YORKE. N. E. BEHRENS.

M. P. A HANKEY (Secretary),

*Note by the Secretary.-At the 122nd Meeting of the Committee of Imperial Defence at which the recommendations in this Report were approved, Colonel Seely explained that since the Report had been signed the Air Committee had recommended, as a matter of convenience, that this list should be kept by the Superintendent of the Royal Aircraft Factory.

2, Whitehall Gardens, S.W.,

February 3, 1913.

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