§ 27. Sir B. FALLEasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty why the English crew of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary "Dredgol" were paid off and sent home from Malta, and the vessel manned by a Maltese crew?
§ Lieut.-Colonel HEADLAMThe employment of locally entered crews in 1234 Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessels engaged on station duties abroad is in accordance with the usual Admiralty practice.