§ MR. SWIFT MACNEILLI beg to ask the Secretary to the Admiralty whether boys or youths who enlist for the Navy are previously informed of the conditions under which they enter the service, and the birchings and canings authorised under the King's Naval Regulations for trivial offences.
§ MR. PRETYMANNo such special warning is given or considered necessary, as all boys are aware of their liability to this form of punishment, which is not limited to those who enter the Navy.