§ 82. Sir B. FALLEasked the Secretary to the Admiralty if he can now see his way to granting servants' allowance from the commencement of the War to engineer officers, Royal Navy, who are appointed engineer-overseers in the department of the Engineer-in-Chief of the Fleet, seeing that such is paid to all officers who comply with A.W.O. 607 of 21st February, 1918; and if he is aware that this allowance is paid to all engineer officers employed as repair-overseers under the director of dockyard and repairs, and other departments whose duties are in every way similar to those officers who are employed as overseers under the engineer-in-chief; and if he is aware that engineer officers employed as engineer-overseers in the department of the engineer-in-chief are the only officers coming under the category of the weekly order referred to who do not receive the allowance for servants, their duties being essentially Fleet duties, continually employed carrying out steam trials in danger zones?
§ Dr. MACNAMARAThe question is under consideration, and a decision will be given shortly, which I will communicate to my hon. Friend.