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INDEX.

A.

Abadan.-Residence for Inspector of Oil Fuel, Baddeley 1257. Administrative Departments.-Reorganisation and reduction needed, Report 16.

Admiralty-Accommodation, scattered nature of, and consequent extra expense, Murray 1496-501 App. (pp. 312-3)temporary buildings on roof, to be removed, Murray 1503– Accountant General's Department, Murray 1403 App. (pp. 196-8, 290-1)-Air Department App. (pp. 196, 290) Armament Supply Department App. (pp. 195, 287-8)— Board of, salaries, Walker 1584-8-Bonus, Murray 1410, 1439 Chemical Research and experiment App. (pp. 151, 154, 244, 247)-Civil Engineer in Chief, Department App. (pp. 294–6).

Compass Department: Increase in cost, reasons for, Walker 982-3 Staff and salaries App. (pp. 147, 154, 240, 247, 284).

Contract and Purchase Department, Murray 1437-8 Apps. (pp. 199-202, 292-3).

Cost, increase, Report 15, reduction, 1922-23, Murray 1416. Demarcation between work of Shipping Liquidation Department and that of, and question of transfer of work to Admiralty, Walker 1521-32. Dockyards Department: Clerks, increase in number and need for, Murray 1452, 1456- -Director, promotion to, of Admiral Superintendents, Murray 1464-6, salary, Murray 1459-63-Staff and salaries App. (pp. 188-92, 281-2). Electrical Engineering Department: App. (pp. 187, 280-1) Formation of separate department, Murray 1423. Engineer-in-Chief's Department App. (p. 282)- -Estimates 1914-15, 1922-23, 1923-24, App. (pp. 212, 303)- -Financial control, change of system, Murray 1467-9-First -First Sea Lord, salary and comparison with a Commander-in-Chief, Murray 1480-3; Walker 1484-7, 1504-5-Lords of the Admiralty and Secretaries, numbers and salaries App. (pp. 177, 270) Medical Department, staff and salaries App. (p. 294). Mobilisation Department App. (pp. 183, 276) Mobilisation Division App. (pp. 183, 276)- -Naval Assistants, Murray 1408, App. (pp. 178, 270-1)-Naval Attachés App. (pp. 208, 276)- Naval Construction Department App. (pp. 185-6, 278-81)-Naval Equipment Department App. (p. 278)-Naval Ordnance Department App.

Admiralty

Report, 1923-continued.

Admiralty-cont.

(pp. 193-4, 285-7)-Naval Personnel Committee App. (pp. 207, 299)-Naval Store Department App. (p. 284)Navigation Department App. (p. 184)-New Departments, Murray 1399, 1423-4, 1430-34.

Office keepers, messengers, etc. App. (pp. 209, 210, 301)-Increase in number, Murray 1496-500-possible Reduction if all outlying Departments housed in Whitehall main buildings, Murray App. (pp. 312–3)——Paymaster DirectorGeneral, Department App. (pp. 204, 297)—Physical Training and Sports Department, Murray 1424-9, App. (pp. 184, 277)--Record Office, Registries and Copying Branches App. (pp. 207, 299-300)- -Scientific Research and Experiment Department App. (pp. 148, 154, 241, 247) -Sea Lords, private secretaries, Murray 1408.

Secretary's Department, Labour branch, formation of, Murray 1469 Staff -Staff and salaries, Murray 1467-73; App. (pp. 179-82, 271-3).

Signalling Department: App. (pp. 205, 298), formation of new Department, Murray 1399.

Staff Cost of, Murray (pp. 311-2)-Ex-Service men, procedure re, Murray 1470-1 -Increase in numbers, explanation, Murray 1398-404 Increase on pre-war staff, but work will be more competently done, Murray 1476, 1477 -Reduction anticipated, Murray 1404, 1457, 1472Reduction in cost, 1923-24, Murray 1405-7--Skeleton organisation only in some Departments, Murray 1478-9 Salaries, Murray 1488-95, App. (pp. 176-7, 268)-Statistics Department App. (pp. 206, 298)Temporary Clerks, etc. App. (pp. 209-11, 300).

Torpedoes and Mining Department: Formation of separate Department, Murray 1399-Staff and salaries App. (pp. 204-5, 288-9).

Transport Department: Report 15

-Merged in Mercantile

Marine Department of Board of Trade, Murray 1417-22, 1440-2 Return to Admiralty desired, Murray 1443-50/ Staff and salaries App. (p. 294).

Victualling Department App. (pp. 198, 292)--Wireless Telegraphy Board App. (pp. 206, 298)--Works Department App (pp. 294-5).

Anglo-Persian Oil Company -Oil purchases from, Baddeley

1258.

Army

45263

A 2

Report, 1923--continued.

Army Officers.-Married, pay of, and comparison with Navy and Air Force App. (pp. 215–6).

Artificers.-Engine room, comparison of pay with that of engineers on tramp steamer, Walker 417-9--Wages, prewar and at present, Walker 19, 71-6.

Ascension.-Transferred to Colonial Office, Walker 741-2.

BADDELEY, SIR VINCENT, K.C.B.

B.

Abadan, Inspector of Oil Fuel 1257-Bermuda, mosquito netting 1259--62. Dockyards.-Abroad, Senior Naval Officers' retinues 1149-1219, App. (p. 303)--Superintendents, official entertaining 1304-7, 1310-7-at Home, bathing and wash places and cooking arrangements for crews of ships in dock 1263–76. Holton Heath Cordite Factory 1282-7, 1291, 1292-3-Naval Armaments, rents 1298-Oil purchases 1258-Old

Kilpatrick oil fuel storage 1277-81-Royal Reserve of Merchant Cruisers, etc. 1225-7, 1240-5. Shipbuilding, etc.-Armour plate 1246-8-Freight 1222-3

Gun mountings 1238-9--New battleships 1224, 1228-36, 1325-30-Payments to contractors in respect of cancellation of orders 1249.

Works, etc.-Reduction in cost 1251-Staff 1252-6.

Bandeath Ammunition Depot.-Baddeley 1291; Norbury 1299. Banks.-Payments to, and abolition of charge of percentage for

keeping accounts, Naef 1342-52-Percentage paid to, Walker 1510.

Bermuda. Captain in charge: Official entertaining by, Baddeley 1323-4, App. (p. 305)-Retinue, Baddeley 1149, 1162, App. (p. 303) Substitution for Commander-incharge and reason, Baddeley 1163, 1189-90.

Commander-in-charge, retinue, Baddeley 1149, App (p. 303). Dockyard School, staff and cost, App. (pp. 140-1)—Mosquito netting to residences in, Baddeley 1259-62-Senior Naval Officer, naval duties, Baddeley 1208-11.

Board of Trade.-Mercantile Marine Department, Admiralty Transport Department now merged in, Murray 1417-22, 1440-2, return to Admiralty desired, Murray 1443-50.

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