§ MR. FIELDTo ask the Secretary of State for War whether a decision has been arrived at as to the increase of pay of labourers in the Army Ordnance Department in Ireland; and, if so, from what date will the increase take effect.
(Answered by Mr. Secretary Haldane.) The question is a large one. It is not at all clear that the wages of these labourers are below the market rate paid for the corresponding class of labour by private employers in Dublin, but the point is now under close investigation.