§ Sir R. Keyesasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty whether he will consider an increase in the number of wardmaster-lieutenants, commissioned wardmasters, and warrant wardmasters, allowed for secretarial administrative duties in naval hospitals and sick quarters?
§ Mr. ShakespeareThe number of ward-master officers has been increased in the past 12 months from 19 to 22 and the establishment is under consideration at the moment. The question of extension of the employment of wardmaster officers on secretarial duties in naval hospitals and sick quarters has been investigated on several occasions, but the Admiralty has not found it possible to increase the number of these appointments.