§ MR. MACDONAI beg to ask the Civil Lord of the Admiralty if he is aware that there are two men who have been for over 30 years employed at the Victoria Victualling Yard, Deptford, upon permanent day work, and two for over 20 years, and five at an average of 10 years; and whether he will take this fact into consideration and reinstate them from their present pay of 26s. a week to 30s. a week, which they have heretofore been earning until the recent reduction to 26s. a week?
§ MR. E. ROBERTSONI have already stated, in an answer to the hon. Member for Deptford on the 9th instant, that there has been no reduction of wages. The 30s. rate was paid for a short time by mistake, and the authorized rate of 26s. has been resumed.
§ MR. MACDONAI am perfectly aware that a similar question has been put; but the answer to that given last week was that no permanent men were employed.
§ MR. E. ROBERTSONThe meaning being that that particular rating had been abolished.
§ MR. MACDONAMy question referred exclusively to permanent coopers.