§ MR. LOUGH (Islington, W.)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for War whether all the 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 contractors employed by the War Office to observe the same rule.
§ MR. BRODRICKWorkmen in establishments under the War Department will receive wages for the two days holiday at the Coronation. The War Department 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