§ MR. DILLWYNasked the President of the Board of Trade, Whether he is prepared to take any action in respect of the increase of scurvy in the Mercantile Marine, as shown in the Report of Mr. Thomas Gray?
§ MR. CHAMBERLAINsaid, the Board of Trade had issued a Circular, recommending an altered dietary scale for the Mercantile Marine. There would be a certain proportion of fresh meat and vegetables and potatoes. He had no authority to enforce such a scale; but in any proposal relating to merchant ships which might be introduced into Parliament, this was a matter that would receive attention. A Circular had been issued to the Superintendents of the Mercantile Marine, pointing out that lime and lemon juice alone was not sufficient for the prevention of scurvy.