Captain A. Evansasked the President of the Board of Trade whether the report of the committee on the examination of engineers in the Mercantile Marine has yet been fully considered; and whether a decision has been reached as to the acceptance or otherwise of the recommendations made by the committee?
§ Captain WallaceYes, Sir. The committee to which my hon. and gallant Friend refers has made a very valuable report on the system of examination of engineers in the Mercantile Marine which will be most useful to the Board of Trade. My right hon. Friend has decided to accept the committee's recommendations and I hope that it will be possible to bring the new examination arrangements into full operation in the autumn.
Countries to which consigned. 1913. 1930. 1932. 1937. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. France … … 12,775,909 12,969,043 8,885,652 8,865,699 Germany … … 8,952,328 4,926,343 2,308,507 3,284,563 Italy … … 9,647,161 7,167,334 5,054,189 2,209,106 Spain … … 2,534,131 1,711,729 1,078,764 757,296 NOTE.—The 1937 figures are provisional.