§ SIR JOHN PAKINGTONsaid, he wished to ask the Secretary of the Admiralty Whether it is the intention of Her Majesty's Government to bring in any Bill during the present Session with the view of carrying into effect the recommendations of the Royal Commission on Manning the Navy.
§ LORD CLARENCE PAGETsaid, as this was a very important question involving a large outlay of public money, and as the members of the Board of Admiralty had only taken their seats the day preceding, he thought it would not be unreasonable if he asked to be permitted to defer answering the question put to him until Monday. The Report of the Royal Commission on Manning the Navy was issued in February last, and his right he n. Friend (Sir John Pakington), so far as could be made out at the Admiralty, did not come to any decision on that Report until the month of June. He (Lord Clarence Paget) therefore thought it not unreasonable to ask to be allowed to postpone answering the question of his right he n. Friend until Monday.