§ 38. Sir C. KINLOCH-COOKEasked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether he is aware that, except in very exceptional 810 cases, schoolmasters who joined the Service since 1910 do not benefit under the 1910 concessions; that under the present Regulations only two promotions of men who joined in 1913 can take place within the next ten years; that several men who joined in that year will have to wait thirty years before being promoted, and are thereby prevented from ever becoming chief schoolmasters; that the Army and Royal Marines schoolmasters have recently been made warrant officers; and whether, in view of all these facts, he will consider the question of raising the status of the naval schoolmaster and giving further consideration to the question of promotion?
§ Dr. MACNAMARAI explained fully on 24th November to my hon. Friend the improvements in the pay and prospects of naval schoolmasters made in 1910. I regret that it is impracticable at the present time to reopen the general question. I might remark that warrant rank for Royal Marine schoolmasters after twelve years' service has been in existence for about thirty-five years.
§ Sir C. KINLOCH-COOKEIs the right hon. Gentleman aware that those schoolmasters who have joined since 1910 do not participate in the concessions given in 1910?
§ Dr. MACNAMARAMy hon. Friend has in mind, I think, the question of promotions?
§ Sir C. KINLOCH-COOKEYes.
§ Dr. MACNAMARAThey do participate in all the benefits, but I understand that my hon. Friend thinks that promotion is rather slow.
§ Sir C. KINLOCH-COOKEBefore 1910 the applications were very small, but since then they have been large.
§ Dr. MACNAMARAI went with the greatest care through all these matters in 1910. I really cannot take any steps now.