§ MR. C. DUNCANI beg to ask the Secretary to the Admiralty what percentage of stokers joined last year under the short-service system; and to what percentage of this number it is proposed to allow to continue service to qualify for pensions.
§ MR. EDMUND ROBERTSONThe Answer to the first Question is about 60 per cent. No limit has been placed to the number of special service stokers who may be transferred to continuous service and qualify for pensions under the regulations.