§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will list the number and location of lighthouses serving United Kingdom waters, the number of men employed and the salaries scale.
§ Mr. Clinton DavisThe general lighthouse authorities operate 276 lighthouses serving United Kingdom waters manned by 556 keepers. Their positions are given in the Admiralty List of Lights and Fog Signals, Volume A.
The basic salaries paid by Trinity House and the Northern Lighthouse Board are as follows:
per annum Principal keepers … £1,560 to £1,732 Assistant keepers … £1,228 to £1,405 Supernumerary assistant keepers … £1,163