§ Mr. NORMAN CRAIGasked the First Lord of the Admiralty if he will state how many assistant paymasters have on an average for the past year been doing the work of paymasters; and why, having regard to the fact that the senior list is below the establishment authorised by Order in Council, assistant paymasters are not promoted in cases where they are required to do paymasters' work?
§ Mr. McKENNAThe answer to the first part of the question is one. This case was due to an oversight when a change was made in the complement of a particular ship, and has been rectified by the appointment of a paymaster for the new commission.