§ 1. Sir BERTRAM FALLEasked the First Lord of the Admiralty if he will amalgamate the naval engineer department and abolish the distinction now existing between the new and old style naval engineer, seeing that these gentlemen are now working side by side but have different titles and different uniforms; and if he will consider whether the present state of war forms an admirable opportunity for an amalgamation?
§ The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the ADMIRALTY (Dr. Macnamara)Present arrangements as regards the officers referred to are found to work quite satisfactorily. It is therefore not proposed to make any change therein.