§ 14. Mr. HOHLERasked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether he has made any inquiry or received any report as to the alleged insubordination on board His Majesty ship "Chatham"; and will he state the result of any information he may now have on the subject?
§ Mr. CHURCHILLNo inquiry has been made, but the Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean, on reading in the Press that a question had been asked in Parliament on the 25th of March on this subject, telegraphed that "there is at present no more contented and efficient ship under my command than the "Chatham." He has since confirmed this by letter. It appears, however, that in October, 1913, 903 there was some discontent leading to intentional leave-breaking in this ship as the result of which the Commander was, after a careful inquiry, superseded The incidents which led to this action are probably the basis of the original question.