§ Sir JOHN BENNasked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether, in the best interests of the service, he will consider the possibility of discontinuing the custom of stopping a petty officer's or man's leave automatically on his being placed in the report, unless the charge against him is of a serious character?
§ Mr. McKENNAThe question has been under the close attention of the Admiralty, who are now considering the reports of the Commanders-in-Chief.