§ MR. KEARLEYTo ask the Secretary to the Admiralty whether any Report has been presented by the Committee of naval officers appointed to inquire into and revise the amount of stores allowed to seagoing ships, indicating the possibility of effecting considerable saving in the future; whether these officers will receive the usual Committee allowances; or whether their services will be recognised in some special manner.
(Answered by Mr. Pretyman.) Interim Reports have been received from this Committee, and further Reports are still to come. Officers not on full pay serving on the Committee are receiving the usual allowances. The Answer to the third part of the Question is in the negative.