§ Sir C. YATEasked the Under-Secretary of State for India whether, under the terms of squadron order No. 336, of 2nd July, 1924, issued by the director. Royal Indian Marine, instructing officers of the Royal Indian Marine to go through the various Admiralty courses in navigation, gunnery, etc., therein referred to, it is intended that the period of these courses is to be counted as part of the officer's leave or whether the period of each course is to count as duty and outside the period of leave; and if he can state what provision is to be made for the payment of the officers' passages to and from the United Kingdom, as was granted for the Greenwich course under the old scheme?
§ Mr. RICHARDSThe orders to which the hon. and gallant Member refers are subject to the Secretary of State's approval. In considering them my Noble Friend will give attention to the points raised.