§ Commander Sir E. NICHOLLasked the President of the Board of Trade how many Board of Trade certificates granted to enemy and other aliens previous to the War are now in existence, both for navigating and engineering officers; and will he take immediate steps for their cancellation?
§ Mr. BRIDGEMANI am unable, at the moment, to give the statistics desired, but inquiries are being made, and I will communicate the result. The question of the employment of aliens as officers of British ships is being considered.