§ Mr. SPEARasked the First Lord of the Admiralty when the chargemen of trades in Devonport Dockyard will receive an answer to their petition asking for an increase of charge pay?
§ Dr. MACNAMARAThe petition is being dealt with in connection with the annual petitions from various classes of dockyard employés. We hope to announce the Board's decision on the whole of the petitions in the course of a few weeks.