§ CAPTAIN PIMasked the First Lord of the Admiralty, If he would state to the House why the officers and men of the late Arctic Expedition were granted six weeks' full pay leave, after they had previously been granted three weeks' leave with double pay, the regulations of the service only allowing six weeks' leave after two years' foreign service, the Arctic Expedition not having been absent eighteen months from England; and, whether he has any objection to place upon the Table of the House the Admiralty Minute granting six weeks' full pay leave to the officers?
§ MR. HUNTSir, in consequence of the exceptional character of the services of the Arctic Expedition, and the fact that during the 18 months in which they were absent from England no leave could be given to the crews of the Arctic ships, three weeks' extra leave on full pay was granted to the officers and men, and I am sure that no Member of this House will grudge that little indulgence.
§ CAPTAIN PIMThe right hon. Gentleman did not answer the last part of my Question.
§ MR. HUNTI have no objection to the production of the Admiralty Minute, but its production would give no further information to the hon. and gallant Member than I have already given.