§ 60. Lord C. BERESFORDasked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether he is aware that, although the pay circular of December, 1912, made the pay of 6s. a day to ships' stewards attainable after twelve years, and benefited fifty-seven ships' stewards between twelve and fifteen years' seniority, the twelve senior ships' stewards who have served fifteen years in that rating, and were already in the possession of 6s. a day pay, received no increase; and whether the Board of Admiralty can see their way to grant these twelve senior ships' stewards an increase of 1s. a day in their pay?
§ Dr. MACNAMARAThe facts are as stated with regard to any ships' stewards who were already drawing the 6s. rate when the pay of the class was revised last December. As stated in my reply to the Noble Lord on the 2nd instant, it is not proposed to make any further change. I 1218 may add that a ship's steward entered before 1st January, 1911, is entitled to the rate of 7s. a day on completion of twenty years' service in that rating.