§ 24. Major Sir BERTRAM FALLEasked the President of the Board of Trade if he is aware that there are 200 coastguard stations with station officers in charge at a pay of 57s. 9d. per week, and 130 stations in charge of the senior coastguard officer at a pay of 47s. 3d., plus 1s. per week for extra duty at the station; that the senior officers perform the same duties as the station officers; and if he will consider increasing their pay from 1s. to a minimum of 3s. 6d. per week?
Mr. WEBBThere are 185 station officers in charge of stations with pay commencing at 59s. 5d. a week, and 97 stations under senior coastguards with pay commencing at 48s. 8d. The work at the latter stations is not of sufficient importance to justify the appointment of station officers, and it is not possible to consider any increase in the charge pay of 1s. a week, which was introduced on the 1st January of this year.
§ Sir B. FALLEIs the right hon. Gentleman aware that the Admiralty gave 1s. per day, not 1s. per week; and does not the right hon. Gentleman think that 1s. per week is very small remuneration?