The rates of wages payable to Established Civilian Artificers and Labourers employed on Shipbuilding, Repairing, Maintaining Moorings, Machinery, and other Yard Plant, Storekeeping and Manufactures in the Dockyards at Home have been authorized by the Treasury. The rates payable to Hired Civilians are determined by the Admiralty. Masters, Mates, Engineers, Chief and Leading Stokers and 50 per cent. of the Stokers and A.B. ratings of Dockyard Tugs are borne on the Established list, the remainder are on the hired list. This Subhead includes provision on account of the wages and scholarships of Dockyard Apprentices, and wages, &c., of Probationary Assistant Constructors, and also for the wages of Boy Shipwrights under training in H.M. Dockyards for the rating of Shipwright in H.M. Fleet. Teams of horses are supplied by Contractors. Extra pay to Naval Artificers lent for temporary duty in the Dockyards is payable in accordance with the rates sanctioned by, the King's Regulations. SECTION I-PERSONNELDOCKYARDS AT HOME-contd. B.-WAGES AND OTHER EXPENSES OF MEN AND HIRE OF TEAMS. 109 NAVY ESTIMATES, 1924-25. [Vote 8. VOTE 8.-SHIPBUILDING, REPAIRS, MAINTENANCE, &C.-contd. (a) Some of these officers are employed in an "acting" capacity. (b)5,162,100 35,500 (b)4,740,000 (b) Exclusive of labour employed wholly on Fleet Coaling Service and Crews of Coaling Craft provided for under Vote 8, Section II., Subhead K. (12174) N [Vote 8.] NAVY ESTIMATES, 1924-25. VOTE 8.-SHIPBUILDING, REPAIRS, MAINTENANCE, &C.-contd. (a) Includes an allowance of 3001. per annum paid to a Deputy Assistant Commissioner of Metropolitan Police employed as Adviser to the Admiralty on questions connected with the policing of H.M. Naval Establishments. |