§ Lord CHARLES BERESFORDasked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether he can see his way to readjusting the scale of pay of the carpenters of the Royal Navy to conform more nearly to that of other mechanical warrant officers?
§ Mr. McKENNAThe scale of pay of carpenters has been reviewed from time to time in recent years, but in the opinion of the Admiralty no improvement seems called for at present.