36. Miss Rathboneasked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether he has considered the grievance of certain men employed in the education service of the Navy who, although qualified by length of service, by the nature of their present duties and by their university degrees and teaching experience, for commissioned rank, are still ranked and paid only as warrant officers; and will he make a statement on the matter.
Mr. AlexanderThe whole question of the status of schoolmasters in the R.N. is at present under consideration, but I am not yet in a position to make a statement.