§ SIR JOHN COLOMB (Tower Hamlets)I beg to ask the First Lord of the Admiralty what is the average amount of annual pay and allowances, if any, of the Engineer Officers in chief charge of the engines and machinery of battleships taking part in the Naval Manœuvres; and, what is the average amount of annual pay and allowances, if any, of the Chief Accountant Officers in charge of the books and accounts of those ships?
§ THE FIRST LORD OF THE ADMIRALTY (Lord G. HAMILTON,) Middlesex, EalingThe average annual pay and allowances of the chief engineers in charge of the machinery on the battleships engaged in the manœuvres is £488, and that of the accountant officers £475.