§ SIR WILLIAM PLOWDEN (Wolverhampton, E.)asked the First Lord of the Admiralty, whether the arrangements for improving the administration of the Dockyards, and reducing the expenditure and time occupied in building and repairing ships, arrangements which were commenced last year by the appointment of a Director of Dockyards, and Civil Assistants to the Naval Superintendents, have yet been completed; if not, to what extent have offices yet to be filled in the Department of Director of Dockyards, and what is the cause of the delay?
§ THE FIRST LORD (Lord GEORGE HAMILTON) (Middlesex, Ealing)The arrangements are completed; but the composition of the staff of the Director of Dockyards has not yet been finally decided upon by the Admiralty. The 760 arrangements will probably be completed shortly.