MR. CORRYsaid, he rose to ask the Civil Lord of the Admiralty, in reference to the statement made by the First Lord, that, before carrying into effect the proposed scheme for the abolition of the rank of Master in the Royal Navy, it would be presented to Parliament and time given for considering it, Whether the final decision of the Admiralty on the subject will now be deferred till the next Session?
§ MR. CHILDERSsaid, in reply, that it 984 was not the intention of the Admiralty to take any steps with respect to the abolition of the rank of Master beyond what had been taken already. What had been done up to the present was simply to discontinue the entry of second-class Naval Cadets, and that discontinuance would be carried on; but, before any further step was taken, the new Parliament would have met, and time would be given to discuss the scheme when any Order in Council might have been issued.