§ MR. KNATCHBULL-HUGESSEN (Kent, Faversham)I beg to ask the Secretary to the Admiralty whether the Board of Admiralty will take into their favourable consideration the unanimous request of the hired men in the dockyards, that when they are placed upon the establishment the time they have served as hired men should be counted for pension?
§ THE CIVIL LORD OF THE ADMIRALTY (Mr. E. ROBERTSON,) Dundee(who replied) said: The Regulations under which pensions are awarded in the dockyards are common to all the labour employed in the service of the Crown, and are based upon the Superannuation Act, and the Treasury Minutes issued thereunder. The hon. Member will therefore see that it is not in the power of the Admiralty to take independent action of the nature suggested in his question, although they have given careful consideration to the statements of the men.