§ 26. Major Sir B. FALLEasked the First Lord of the Admiralty if he is aware that a different rule obtains in Woolwich Arsenal as regards the age of employés under the War Office to that followed in Royal Naval dockyards, namely, at the Arsenal men are retired for age at 65, but in the Royal Naval dockyards men are retired at 60; and if it is desirable that the same age should apply to all Government workshops, &c.?
§ Sir J. CRAIGThe same rule obtains at the dockyards as is understood to obtain at Wolwich Arsenal; and I would draw the attention of my hon. and gallant Friend to the reply given by my hon. Friend, the Financial Secretary of the War Office on the 26th of last month to he hon. Member for Dartford (Mr. Mills) regarding the practice at Woolwich.