§ MR. J. BURNS (Battersea)I beg to ask the Civil Lord of the Admiralty whether the Naval Ordnance labourers at Woolwich will receive the 19s. minimum paid to Army Ordnance labourers; and whether he is now prepared to fix the minimum pay for labourers in other departments under Naval control?
§ THE CIVIL LORD OF THE ADMIRALTY (MR. E. ROBERTSON,) DundeeI have to thank my hon. Friend for postponing this question till to-day. The main or standard rate of pay for hired labourers in the Home Naval Establishments will in future be 19s. a week. This rate will not be uniformly applicable in all cases, as the special circumstances of particular localities may have to be taken into account. In the particular case of Woolwich referred to in the question and also in the case of Deptford, it has been decided that 1s. a week in addition to the 1093 standard rate shall be paid. Fuller details will be found in the Return ordered on 23rd August.
§ MR. E. ROBERTSONFrom the 1st October.