§ Lord CHARLES BERESFORDasked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether the Order in Council, dated 10th January, 1010, as published on page 240 of the London. Gazette of 11th January, 1910, No. 23,328, has ever been issued to the various home and foreign dockyards, victualling yards, and naval ordnance depots; whether Article 21, Part III., of this Order in Council increased the annual allowance of leave to certain grades of Civil servants of ten years' service and over; whether it affects a number of officials in the establishments referred to; and whether, if the Order in Council has not been issued to these establishments, he will give instructions for it to be done forthwith?
§ The FIRST LORD of the ADMIRALTY (Mr. McKenna)The reply to the first part of the question is in the negative. The Order in Council referred to was a consolidating order, and introduced no new rules affecting persons serving in the Royal yards. There was, therefore, no occasion to send copies of it to them.