§ 22. Mr. CREANasked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether divisional commanders of coastguard stations have any right to employ, during official hours, for his own private purposes, the coastguards under his command; whether Divisional Commander Nash, R.N., had some eight coastguards from the stations at. Kinsale and Oysterhaven, county Cork, engaged in painting and other work at his private residence, Newborn, Ballinaclashet; and if, in view of the fact that the services of these men may be required at any moment, this system will be immediately put a stop to and divisional commanders be compelled to employ other men to do their private work?
§ Dr. MACNAMARADivisional officers have no right to employ coastguard ratings, except in their spare time, when they are permitted to do so for light work on the station if the men volunteer, and 13 it is difficult to get other labour Lieutenant Nash has, I understand, employed two and sometimes four men at his residence in their spare time.