The Admiralty was sceptical about potential uses for Halkett 's designs ; on 8 May 1845 Lord Herbert , First Secretary to the Admiralty wrote to Halkett that `` My Lords are of an opinion that your invention is extremely clever and ingenious , and that it might be useful in Exploring and Surveying Expeditions , but they do not consider that it would be made applicable for general purposes in the Naval Service '' .
On 8 May 1845 Lord Herbert , First Secretary to the Admiralty wrote to Halkett that `` My Lords are of an opinion that your invention is extremely clever and ingenious , and that it might be useful in Exploring and Surveying Expeditions , but they do not consider that it would be made applicable for general purposes in the Naval Service '' .