§ Sir C. HENRYasked the Secretary to the Admiralty why it is the intention that the Bundy time-recording clock, now being introduced at the Admiralty, should be confined to recording the attendance of the messenger staff; and, considering that the clerical staffs, both permanent and temporary, are paid overtime, why 733W this recording clock is not being utilised for these staffs as a check in calculating claims for overtime attendance?
§ Dr. MACNAMARAThe clerical staff of the Admiralty numbers over 5,000, of whom a considerable proportion are housed in buildings which are detached from the main building, and there is no sufficient object in supplying the number of clocks required for the complete recording of the attendance of all the clerical staff, as suggested by my hon. Friend; more especially as such attendance is under the direct supervision of the responsible officers in charge of branches and rooms.