§ CAPTAIN PIMasked the First Lord of the Admiralty, If the three medical officers who were promoted from the late Arctic Expedition, were so promoted on the recommendation of the Director General of the Medical Department of the Navy; and, if not, whether any reference was made to that officer before such promotions were made, and why Fleet Surgeon Colan, the senior medical officer, was not included in those promotions; and if it is his intention to bestow any reward on that meritorious officer?
§ MR. HUNTSir, I am sorry that I must decline, on general principles, to satisfy the curiosity of the hon. and gallant Member. Promotions in the Navy are made upon the responsibility of the First Lord, and he consults those whom he may think proper upon the subject. The latter part of the Question seems to imply ignorance on the part of the hon. Member, that the rank immediately above that of Fleet Surgeons is limited as to numbers by an Order in Council, and that no promotions can be made to it except in case of vacancies.