§ Mr. BOWERMANasked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether he is aware that the yard craftsmen are often called upon to work continuously from 12 to 16 hours 695W per day, and that the scale of pay at the Royal Victoria Yard is 1s. 8d. per day for ordinary seamen, 2s. 2d. per day for A.B. seamen, and 2s. 5d. per day for stokers, with 1s. 6d. per day victualling allowance to each class of men; and whether he will concede to these men the London rate of wages for seamen, and overtime for all hours worked in excess of those worked by the workmen employed at the Royal Victoria Yard?
§ Mr. McKENNAThe matter is receiving the immediate consideration of the Board.