§ MR. LOUGHI beg to ask the Secretary to the Admiralty whether all workmen employed under his Department will be paid their wages for the two days holiday at the Coronation; and whether he can do anything to induce the con tractors employed by the Admiralty to observe the same rule.
MR. ARXOLD-FORSTERAs previously stated, workmen in establishments under the Admiralty will receive wages for the two days holiday at the Coronation. The Admiralty exercises no control over workmen employed by contractors, and it is a matter for their employers to decide whether they will pay wages, as suggested, for the two days. They have full notice that the Government Establishments will be closed on those days.