§ MR. C. DUNCAN (Barrow-in-Furness)I beg to ask the Secretary to the Admiralty when are the new ratings of warrant shipwright, warrant rigger, warrant cox- 32 swain, warrant armourer, warrant steward, warrant writer, warrant cook, etc., to be added to the Navy List of Officers in His Majesty's Fleet.
§ THE SECRETARY TO THE ADMIRALTY (Mr. EDMUND ROBERTSON,) DundeeThe question of extending warrant rank to certain classes of naval ratings is engaging the attention of the Board of Admiralty, but as a decision has not been arrived at, I am not in a position to make any announcement on the subject.