HC Deb 31 July 1916 vol 84 c2111W
Sir C. KINLOCH-COOKE

asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether he is now in a position to say when the recorders at Devonport Dockyard may expect a reply to their petition presented to their lordships in 1915?

Dr. MACNAMARA

It is presumed that the question is intended to refer to the petition presented by the recorders in 1914, no petition having been presented in 1915. A reply refusing to accede to the 1914 petition is now being sent.