§ Mr. MARKHAMasked the First Lord of the Admiralty how many warrant officers promoted for long and zealous service have served, respectively, four five, six, seven, or eight years as rating and officer without increase of emoluments; and whether steps will be taken to ameliorate the position of officers promoted for long and zealous service.
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Mr. ALEXANDERI regret that it is impossible to give the information asked for in the first part of the question without expenditure of considerable time and labour. As regards the second part of the question, the position of the warrant officers concerned has recently been under consideration, and I hope to make an announcement on the subject shortly.