asked the First Lord of the Admiralty when the reply will be given to the wages petition of the men employed in His Majesty's Dockyard, Malta; and will he give a list of the weekly wage rate of men employed at Malta Dockyard as labourers, skilled labourers, and fitters?

The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the ADMIRALTY (Mr. Davidson):

A petition concerning the wages of the local workmen at Malta is at present under consideration, and a reply will be given as soon as possible; the predominant weekly rates of wages, inclusive of temporary increases, at present being paid to labourers, skilled labourers, and fitters in Malta Dockyard, are 25s., 28s., and 44s., respectively.