§ Mr. ASTORasked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether there are any ships' cooks of the rank of warrant officer at each training establishment; and whether it is proposed to appoint one to each of these training establishments?
Mr. LAMBERTThe cookery training establishments are at the three Naval Depots, and there is one warrant officer, instructor of cookery, at each of these. It708W is not proposed to appoint warrant officer instructors in cookery to other training establishments.
§ Mr. ASTORasked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether the Admiralty will allow cook ratings to join the Royal Fleet Reserve on taking pension, with a view to assisting in the annual mobilisation?
§ Mr. ASTORasked what is the largest daily sum which any chief cook serving for his period of twenty-two years is now receiving?
Mr. LAMBERTThe highest rate of pay of chief ship's cooks actually serving within twenty-two years of entry is 5s. 7d. a day, made up of pay as chief ship's cook of over six years' service as such 4s. 4d., three good conduct badges 3d., and allowance for charge of general, mess 1s.