§ Mr. Smallasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is yet able to announce the names of the members of the committee he has appointed to review the Board of Trade's sight tests for persons serving or intending to serve in the Merchant Navy or in fishing vessels.
§ Mr. William RodgersYes. I am glad to be able to announce that the Chairman of the Committee will be Mr. John Naisby, M.C., Q.C., T.D., who has had long experience of legal work connected with shipping and, in particular, of formal investigations into shipping casualties.
The other members of the Committee will be:—
Mr. A. G. Cross, M.A., M.D., F.R.C.S., an ophthalmic surgeon in private practice and consultant to several London hospitals.
Surgeon Commander G.A.R. Giri, M.A., L.M.S.S.A., D.P.M., R.N., adviser on sight tests to the Royal Navy.
Dr. J. D. Moreland, Ph.D, D.I.C., B.Sc., Vision Research Unit, Institute of Ophthalmology, Medical Research Council.
Mr. L. Oliver. O.B.E., a Fishing Boat Skipper, and, until recently Secretary of the Hull Trawler Officers' Guild.
Group Captain T.J.D. Price, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., D.O.M.S., consultant adviser in ophthalmology to the Royal Air Force.
Captain A.J.R. Tyrrell, a Merchant Navy Master presently serving in the Marine Department of Cayzer Irvine & Co. Ltd. The Secretary of the Committee will be Mr. J. Clarke of the Marine Division of the Board of Trade.