§ Lord C BERESFORDasked the Financial Secretary to the War Office whether the Committee appointed by the War Office and the Admiralty to consider the petitions presented by the crews of War Department vessels in September, 1911, have issued their Report; and, if so, will the men concerned be informed of the results of the committee's deliberations in the same manner as that adopted by the Admiralty?
Mr. BAKERThe Committee referred to duly reported, but other questions arose208W which involved a further inquiry by the Admiralty. The proposals resulting from this inquiry have only recently come into force. In the meantime steps were taken to give a considerable temporary increase to the wages of War Department crews. Now that the Admiralty inquiry is complete the question of its application to War Department employés is under consideration.