Mr. WORTHINGTON-EVANSasked whether any, and, if so, what, stoppage of pay or allowances is made from a petty officer or seaman in consequence of illness necessitating treatment in a hospital; and, if such a man is married, whether any, and, if any, what, provision is made for his wife and children during such partial or complete stoppage of pay?
§ Mr. McKENNAStoppages are chargeable against the pay of petty officers, seamen, and boys when under treatment in hospital in certain cases. As a general rule a stoppage of from 4d. to l0d. a day, varying according to the rate of pay, is made after thirty days' treatment in a naval hospital at home, and all pay is stopped after ninety-one days. When sick in hospital abroad, and in the case of men injured on duty, stoppages are not charged, and pay is continued. With regard to the second part of the question, there are no funds at the disposal of the Admiralty for the maintenance of the wives and families of men in hospital.