§ MR. W. T. WILSONTo ask the First Lord of the Admiralty whether he can state the reason why shipwrights and joiners that are asked to volunteer for service at the Bermuda dockyard are only offered a foreign service allowance of 17s. 6d. and 15s. 2d. per week, respectively, whilst electricians, engine fitters, boiler makers, and ship fitters are allowed 21s. per week.
25 (Answered by Mr. McKenna.) Rates of foreign service allowance have been determined with regard to the emoluments which experience has shown it to be necessary to offer to secure the services of competent men of the several trades. The question of adopting a uniform rate at Bermuda is being kept in view, and will be considered when an opportunity occurs.