§ Sir B. FALLEasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty whether any second-class engineers of yard craft have been advanced to first-class engineers of yard craft since 24th February, 1915; and, if so, why the first-class engineer of yard craft who, on the 23rd February, 1915, although then filling a post then authorised for a second-class engineer, and permitted to retain his former rank and its emoluments, was not absorbed into the establishment instead of being borne until now supernumerary to requirements?
Mr. DAVIDSONThe reply to the first part of the question is in the affirmative. As regards the second part, the first-class engineer referred to was absorbed in a post authorised for a first-class engineer when an opportunity occurred, but he was ineligible for establishment-on account of his age.