asked the First Lord of the Admiralty when his Department proposes to promulgate the terms of the agreement dated 26th February last concerning a new flat rate of pay for temporary male clerks; and whether he will antedate any increase of pay under the agreement to the date of the agreement?

Mr. Lindsay:

The agreement has been circulated within the Admiralty and is on the point of being promulgated to the outport establishments in an Admiralty Fleet Order. The increases of pay will be ante-dated to 1st February, 1937, as provided in the agreement.