§ LORD CHARLES BERESFORDI beg to ask the Secretary to the Admiralty whether the question of the increase to the pension of the chief petty officers of the Royal Navy is still under the consideration of the Admiralty; and, seeing that the chief petty officers have repeatedly submitted their claims through their commanding officers since the year 1878, can he inform the House as to the decision the Admiralty have arrived at on this question affecting the lower deck of His Majesty's fleet.
§ MR. ARNOLD-FORSTERThe question is one of some difficulty complication. At the present time the Admiralty are considering it afresh as part of a larger scheme.