§ MR. HAVELOCK WILSONTo ask the Secretary to the Admiralty whether I he is aware that there is a number of carpenter warrant officers, many of whom are serving in first-class battleships and
†Sec (4) Debates, clix, 345.640 cruisers, who receive about 1s. per day less than the mechanics in our Royal dockyards; and, if so, can he hold out any hopes that the pay of these warrant officers will in the near future be revised.
§ (Answered by Mr. Edmund Robertson.) It is possible that some carpenter warrant officers may receive less pay than certain mechanics in the dockyards, but, as the hon. Member will understand, the pay of naval ranks and ratings cannot be compared with the pay of men employed on shore. The pay of the former is associated with free quarters and victuals, whereas in the latter case the pay as a general rule comprises the whole remuneration. No undertaking can be given as to a revision of the pay of these officers at the present time.