§ Mr. MULDOONasked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether the skilled and ordinary labourers at the Haulbowline Dockyard are paid a lower rate of wages than is paid at Sheerness, Chatham, Portsmouth, or Devonport; what reason exists for this difference of treatment; and what steps he intends to take in the matter?
§ Dr. MACNAMARAThe minimum rates for skilled and ordinary labourers at Haulbowline are 1s. a week less than at the dockyards in England. The rates appear to compare favourably with those for outside local labour of a similar character.