Mr. F. C. THOMPSONasked the Secretary to the Admiralty whether it has been decided to pay gratuities to men who served under naval discipline in auxiliary yacht patrols?
§ Dr. MACNAMARAThe answer is in the negative. The naval war gratuity is issuable only to men who received naval rates of pay. Should any of the men referred to in the question have served for 1593W any period during the War at naval rates of pay, they would be eligible for a gratuity calculated on such period under the usual conditions.