§ Mr. HORE-BELISHAasked the First Lord of the Admiralty if arrangements can be made, or accommodation provided, for the relatives of naval ratings to see their friends off from the Royal Dockyard at Devonport when ships are leaving for foreign service commissions, similar to those granted to the relatives of officers of the Royal Navy?
Mr. ALEXANDERI understand that the usual practice at Devonport is for ships to proceed to the Sound on the day previous to sailing and give leave to the men on that night, but that, in the exceptional case of the ship leaving direct from the dockyard, such facilities as are possible are already given.