§ Mr. HOHLERasked whether the right hon. Gentleman's attention had been called to the fact that the men employed on the reconstruction of the Royal Engineers' theatre, Brompton Barracks, Chatham, were, owing to the lamented death of His late Majesty King Edward VII., suspended from work on Friday and Saturday, 20th and 21st May last, whereby they lost thirteen and a half hours out of the forty-five and a half worked by them in this Department, and that the men, whilst deeply deploring the death of His late Majesty, can ill afford to bear this loss, as their wages vary from 22s. 9d. to 34s. a week; and whether, having regard to the above circumstances, and to the fact that such an occurrence is fortunately rare, his Department of the Government will, as model employers, allow the men employed on the above works one day's pay, as has been so largely done throughout the country?
§ Mr. HALDANEI am making inquiries into the matter.