§ MR. KEARLEY (Devonport)I beg to ask the First Lord of the Admiralty whether consideration has been given to the petitions from the inspectors and chargemen of shipwrights, which have been presented annually for the past few years, and to which so far no reply has been accorded?
§ THE SECRETARY TO THE ADMIRALTY (Mr. W. E. MACARTNEY,) Antrim, S.This complicated question is still under consideration, and it is hoped a decision will be arrived at shortly.