§ Mr. E. H. LAMB (Rochester)To ask the First Lord of the Admiralty whether he is aware of the dissatisfaction that has been created in dockyard towns by the delay in reopening the establishment; and. if so, whether he can give any information as to how soon His Majesty's Government will take steps to restore a system which has been held out as a special inducement to hired men when entering the royal dockyards.
(Answered by Mr. McKenna.) The question is now engaging the earnest attention of His Majesty's Government, but, pending the decision on the whole 63 case, the filling of vacancies in the establishment has been suspended.