§ 112. Mr. BARNESasked the Secretary of State for War if he is yet in a position to make a statement in respect to the wages of the engineers and the labourers at the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich?
§ Mr. H. BAKERI am not yet in a position to make a statement. The matter is receiving active consideration.
§ Mr. BARNESWhen will the hon. Gentleman be in a position to make a. statement, and is he aware that this has been on now since December last?
§ Mr. TENNANTI hope to make a statement about the engineers very soon, this week or next. The hon. Member will realise that in the case of the labourers a very long inquiry is necessary, and I cannot make a promise about that.