§ Mr. KELLYasked the First Lord of the Admiralty why the men who were discharged from the dockyards in April last were given notice which terminated on the eve of a holiday for which payment is usually made, and in consequence of these dismissals at such holiday were deprived of payment?
§ Lieut.-Colonel HEADLAMThe answer is in the negative: the men whose last day of work was the eve of the holiday were paid for the holiday.