HC Deb 25 June 1924 vol 175 cc455-6W
Sir T. BRAMSDON

asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty what instructions are contained in the station orders with regard to vessels employed in the Persian Gulf visiting Karachi, Bombay, Ceylon or other places for the purpose of recuperating; whether these orders are being complied with; and, if not, why?

Mr. AMMON

No specific instructions are contained in the station orders with regard to vessels in the Persian Gulf visiting Karachi, Bombay or Ceylon for the purpose of recuperating, but the Commander-in-Chief is instructed to make such distribution of his ships as may appear to him to be best calculated to preserve the health of the crews. All officers and men serving on the East Indies station are sent to Diyatalawa, in Ceylon, for a period of three weeks in each year for change of air. The sloops employed in the Persian Gulf periodically visit Karachi, Bombay and Colombo.