§ 79. Sir C. KINLOCH-COOKEasked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether he is aware that on His Majesty's ship "Bellerophon," first battle squadron, naval shipwrights have been ordered to scrub a portion of the flying deck daily and carpenter's mates to clean finger plates on cabin doors; and, seeing that these duties are an infringement of the Admiralty letter specifying that artisan ratings must be employed at the work of their craft, will he make inquiries into the matter and see that the spirit of this letter is duly carried out?
§ The FIRST LORD of the ADMIRALTY (Mr. Churchill)Nothing is known at the Admiralty of the circumstance referred to, and I am advised that it is not considered necessary to make inquiry.