§ * SIR JOHN COLOMB (Great Yarmouth)I beg to ask the Secretary to the Admiralty whether the gunnery and torpedo lieutenants of battleships and cruisers will have all night in during the manœuvres; or whether they will take regular turns of watch keeping at night the same as other lieutenants.
§ MR. ARNOLD-FORSTERThe question of what officers will be engaged in watch keeping on the ships taking part in the manœuvres is a matter which must depend entirely upon the captains of the respective ships, who can alone decide on what allocation of duty is necessary in view of the special service on which the ship is employed.
§ * SIR JOHN COLOMBI understand that at other times they do not keep watch. Are they to do so in the coming manœuvres?
§ MR. ARNOLD-FORSTERIt is entirely a matter for the discretion of the officer in command.