§ MR. HAROLD COX (Preston)To ask the Secretary to the Admiralty if he can state upon what ground boys in the Royal Navy who have committed no offence are compelled to witness the 1300 infliction of corporal punishment upon their comrades; and whether the Board of Admiralty is prepared to order the abolition of this practice.
§ MR. EDMUND ROBERTSONThe presence of boys at canings is not specifically laid down in the Regulations, but it has hitherto been customary in the Service. Instructions will be issued abrogating this practice in future.