§ 14. Mr. R. YOUNGasked the First Lord of the Admiralty, whether any cabins in small ships are now occupied by officers' servants; if so, what are their duties and status; whether engineers in charge of the propelling and other important machinery in His Majesty's ships should have priority in the use of these cabins before the personal servants of officers, etc.; and whether, where the fourth cabin is used continuously as a store room, arrangements can be made for their use by the engineer-in-charge?
§ Sir J. CRAIGAs far as is known, none of the cabins in small ships are occupied by officers' servants. This is only the case in large ships where certain chief stewards and cooks are allotted cabins. In all large vessels the engineer officer in charge has a cabin; this part of the question does not, therefore, arise. Cabins are never permanently used as store rooms, and since my reply to the hon. Member's question of the 24th ultimo I have ascertained that no case has been reported in which cabins have even temporarily been used as store rooms.