§ * MR. BELLAIRSI beg to ask the Secretary to the Admiralty whether the system of evening quarters for muster and inspection of men every Sunday is carried out in the Royal Naval Barracks at Portsmouth; whether such inspections are carried out by the Royal Marines; and whether the Board will consider the abolition of all unnecessary duties on Sundays throughout the Navy.
§ MR. EDMUND ROBERTSONEvening quarters are carried out at all naval establishments, and the Admiralty have no intention of making any alteration in this practice. The Royal Marines do not follow the routine of naval establishments. Unnecessary Sunday duties are not performed.
§ * MR. BELLAIRSIs the right hon. Gentleman aware that "evening quarters" are merely a picturesque relic of the past?