§ Mr. R. Beaumontasked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether he is aware that artificer apprentices are not sharing in the increase of pay recently granted to men of the Royal Navy; and whether he proposes to grant these artificer apprentices an appropriate increase.
§ Sir V. WarrenderThe war bonus of 6d. a day was settled for the three fighting714W services with a view to assisting the men to meet the extra cost of such items as beer, tobacco and postage. The extension of this bonus to boys was not considered necessary. Any alteration in that decision would need to be settled in relation to all three Services. Artificer apprentices all serve in training establishments so that there is no invidious distinction between them and active service ratings of a similar age.