§ 8. Sir BASIL PETOasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he 195 can undertake that no action shall be taken with regard to the proposal to reduce the number of examination centres for Board of Trade certificates from 12 to five until the mercantile marine officers' organisations have had a full opportunity of presenting their case to the Board of Trade in opposition to this proposal?
§ Sir P. CUNLIFFE-LISTERThe Report of the Departmental Committee on Examinations of Masters and Mates is now under the consideration of my Department. No final proposals have yet been formulated as to future examination centres, and I shall of course be glad to receive representations from the mercantile marine officers' organisations before arriving at any decision.