§ 3. Mr. WOMERSLEYasked the President of the Board of Trade if it is his intention to appoint another clerk at the Grimsby mercantile marine office to re- 926 place the clerk recently transferred to another district; and if, before coming to a decision, he will take into account the fact that there are between 18,000 and 19,000 arrivals of fishing vessels annually at this port, that log-books for vessels have to be issued each half-year, and that Royal Naval Reserve and other service work has to be dealt with by this office?
§ Sir P. CUNLIFFE-LISTERAfter full investigation of the volume of work at, the Grimsby mercantile marine office, it has been decided that it is not necessary to make a permanent appointment to replace the clerk recently transferred. Arrangements have, however, been made to provide additional staff to meet the pressure involved in the receipt and examination of fishing vessels' agreements at the end of each half-year, and the requirements of the work generally will continue to be carefully watched.