MR. GIBSON BOWLESI beg to ask the Secretary to the Admiralty whether the Admiralty will consider the advisability of encouraging the promotion of deserving and capable warrant officers in the Navy from lower deck rank to commissioned rank in the superior grades of lieutenant or upwards, on their passing a proper test examination, in order to give a stimulus to such officers, and to add to the insufficient inducements now held out to youths of superior talents and abilities to join the Service as blue-jackets?
§ MR. E. ROBERTSONWarrant officers are already promoted to commissioned rank as chief gunners, chief boatswains, and chief carpenters, and the Regulations give power for further promotion in the case of officers who may distinguish themselves by acts of daring and gallantry in the Service.
§ MR. E. ROBERTSONI must ask for notice of that question.