§ MR. E. H. LAMB (Rochester)To ask the Secretary to the Admiralty whether he will appoint a Committee, similar to the one recently appointed for Woolwich Arsenal by the Secretary of State for War, to consider and report upon how far the work of Chatham Dockyard can be kept more regular, so as to keep the machinery more fully employed and prevent frequent discharges of workmen.
§ (Answered by Mr. Edmund Robertson.) The programme of work for each year is arranged by professional officers of great experience with the object of avoiding discharges as far as possible, and the Admiralty do not consider that such a committee as that suggested by the hon. Member would be able to improve in any way upon the existing arrangements.