Mr. F. HALLasked the First Lord of the Admiralty what was the number of men on the cutter of the "Perseus" when it disappeared; the proportion of the same who were married men; the number of children, if any, of each married man; the amount of pay in the case of each man; and the allowance made to the relatives or other dependants of the man?
§ Dr. MACNAMARAExclusive of the lieutenant there were eight naval ratings, in addition to a hired native interpreter. The rates of pay of these naval ratings, were as follows:—
Per diem. s. d. Arthur O. Barnes (ordinary seaman) 1 3 James Bullough (A. B.) 1 8 Alfred Money (leading seaman) 3 3 Alfred Hooper (ordinary seaman) 1 3 George Page (signalman) 2 0 John Martin (A. B.) 1 9 James Batchelor (A. B.) 2 1 Robert E. Williams (A. B.) 1 8 None of these naval ratings were married. The following grants were made to dependent relatives:—
£ s. d. To the mother of one man … 22 16 3 To the mother of another … 33 9 2 To the aunt of one man … 30 8 4 To the father of one man … 34 19 7