§ Mr. WILKIEasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty whether he is aware that properly-bound indentured apprentices at Pembroke Dock are being discharged before the expiration of their apprenticeship; if so, what steps the Admiralty are prepared to take to ensure that these apprentices complete their proper apprenticeship at the trade; and will he see that such who have received their notice will be given the opportunity of completing their apprenticeship in the interest of these apprentices?
§ Commander EYRES-MONSELLIndentured apprentices at Pembroke Dock are not being discharged before the expiration of their apprenticeship; all such apprentices are completing their proper apprenticeships at their respective trades.278W Some apprentices completing their apprenticeship are being given notice of discharge to expire one day after completion of apprenticeship, as their services as journeymen are redundant to requirements at the present time.