§ 38. Mr. PETOasked the Secretary to the Admiralty whether grants and allowances made to the widows and dependants of officers and men in the mercantile marine, and disablement grants and allowances made to officers and men of the mercantile marine, who have served on -vessels to which the provisions of Section 90 of the Naval Discipline Act have been applied and which have already been granted on the lower scale hitherto in force will, as from the 24th April, be increased to the full Service scale, so that all officers and men who have served under similar conditions and have been injured or killed during the War, or their dependants, will receive the same pensions and allowances for the future?
§ Dr. MACNAMARAAll allowances already granted to officers and men of the mercantile marine, who had signed on for the period of the War, in the pay and service of the Admiralty, in vessels to which the provisions of Section 90 of the 1280 Naval Discipline Act applied, and their dependants, will be brought up to the Service scale as from the date mentioned, namely, 24th April, 1918, when such authority as is necessary has been obtained.