§ Mr. ASHLEYasked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether he would issue instructions that patients treated in the sick bays for injuries received while coaling should be separately shown in the Returns?
§ Mr. McKENNAThe entries on the sick list of His Majesty's ships on account of injury are already divided and sub-divided into various classes, and I do not think that the benefit to be derived from a special Return for coaling injuries would justify giving up the existing forms and making a further sub-division.
§ Mr. ASHLEYIn view of the fact that within the last twelve months there were six fatal injuries and a large number of minor injuries from coaling, will the right hon. Gentleman take steps to ascertain what the injuries are? It is a very important matter.
§ Mr. McKENNAI will inquire further into the matter.