§ MR. GULLAND (Dumfries Burghs)I beg to ask the First Lord of the Admiralty whether he has now received the report of the inquiry promised by the late Secretary to the Admiralty as to the existing number of temperance men in one of the home ports and in two of the large sea-going Fleets, and as to the number of men who would be willing to go on the temperance list if the non-grog 1390 allowance was increased to 1d.; whether the promised recommendation has been approved by the Admiralty; and whether provision will be made in next year's Estimates for the increased allowance in lieu of grog.
§ MR. MCKENNAReports on this question were called for from the home ports, the Channel, Home, and Mediterranean Fleets, and the East Indies Squadron; 230 reports in all have been received and are now under consideration, but a final decision has not yet been arrived at.