§ Mr. HORE-BELISHAasked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether he is aware that commissioned shipwrights serve nearly 11 years in that rank before receiving promotion to shipwright-lieutenants, whereas other comparable ranks are promoted to lieutenant or lieutenant-engineer after seven or eight and two-third years; and whether, to mitigate this material disparity, he will consider the promotion of a shipwright-lieutenant to be borne additional, irrespective of the percentage allowance, until such time as promotion to shipwright-lieutenant will be comparable with other branches as regards time served as commissioned officer from warrant rank?
§ Mr. AMMONThe whole question of promotion in the shipwright branch is at present receiving consideration.