§ DR. FARQUHARSONOn behalf of the honourable Member for Caithness, I beg to ask the Lord Advocate whether the Northern Lights Commissioners only pay their keepers once a quarter, while their other officials are paid monthly; whether a memorial has been received from the keepers for the redress of this and other grievances, and for an increase of pay; and what answer has been given to the memorial?
§ MR. ANSTRUTHER (St. Andrews Burghs)for the Lord Advocate (Mr. A. GRAHAM MURRAY, Buteshire): My right 858 honourable Friend is informed by the Northern Lighthouse Board that the Scottish light keepers are paid once a quarter, and that no memorial has been received from them regarding the payment of their salaries monthly, nor has it ever been alleged that they had any grievance in this matter. Their memorial for an increase of pay, etc., has already been dealt with, and has resulted in their being placed in respect of salaries and allowances on a similar footing with light keepers in the English and Irish light-house services.