§ Sir B. FALLEasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty whether he will consider the revision of rates of pay of Maltese artisans in order to make the distinction between their rates of pay and non-skilled Maltese ratings in proportion to that obtaining for continuous service skilled and unskilled ratings?
§ Mr. AMMONMaltese ratings receive the full rates of substantive pay laid down for non-continuous service ratings raised in the United Kingdom. These artisans not being eligible for the continuous service rates paid to artisans (new system) are paid as artisans (old system), and it is not proposed to make any alteration.