§ 12. Mr. J. DAVISONasked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether an assistant superintendent has been appointed to the Royal Naval Cordite Factory, Halton Heath, Dorset; will he state the number of workers employed at the factory now and the number employed during the latter period of the War the present output in comparison with the highest output during the War when there was no assistant to the superintendent; the salary to be paid to this new official; and his qualifications for the post?
§ Commander EYRES-MONSELLYes, Sir. The numbers asked for in the second part of the question are 777 and 3,471. The quantities asked for in the third part of the question are 10 tons a week compared to 150 tons a week. The reply to the fourth part of the question is £950 per annum. With regard to the 430 last part of the question, the Assistant Superintendent is a Commander, R.N., qualified in gunnery, who, until appointed to this post, was on the staff of the Chief Inspector of Ordnance for general work on propellants. The appointment of an Assistant Superintendent has been long overdue, and is necessary in order to relieve the Superintendent of the important experimental and research work on naval propellants, which has increased greatly since the War, and also to take charge of the factory during the absence of the Superintendent.
§ Mr. DAVISONIs this official in receipt of a pension as well as his salary?
§ Commander EYRES-MONSELLNo, Sir; he is a Commander in the Royal Navy, and is not in receipt of a pension.