§ 19. Mr. R. YOUNGasked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether in small ships cabins have been provided and 411 marked chief engine room artificer; whether such cabins are now so marked; and, if not, by whose authority has the marking been removed?
§ Sir J. CRAIGIt is not the practice to provide cabins for chief engine room artificers. In one class of small vessel, not built to Admiralty designs, such cabins were so marked, but the Board of Admiralty decided that such cabins should not be allocated to chief engine room artificers.
§ Lieut. - Commander KENWORTHYAre we to understand from that that these cabins are not now being used and are not being given to these men?
§ Sir J. CRAIGNo. These small ships have four cabins, three of which are occupied as state rooms, and the fourth is kept for the surgeon in case he has to come on board.