Mr. TYSON WILSONasked the First Lord of the Admiralty if he will give the date when the contract for constructing the naval base at Rosyth was signed, and whether the amended fair wages clause applies to this contract?
§ Mr. McKENNAThe contract for Rosyth was signed on 1st March, 1909. The old fair wages clause was included in the particulars sent to the contractors on 23rd October last, and it is embodied in the contract as signed.