asked the First Lord of the Admiralty if he has requested the Canadian Government to assist the Admiralty in recruiting for men in Canada, in view of the necessity of manning the "Dreadnoughts" from the Malay States and Canada and the proposed new "Dreadnoughts" to be built by the Admiralty, and the difficulty of getting men at home referred to by him?

The Admiralty have not asked the Canadian Government for assistance in obtaining recruits for the Navy, but they would be ready to accept Canadian seamen if a satisfactory arrangement could be made.

May I ask the right hon. Gentleman whether it would not be necessary to give the Canadians far higher wages than are given to men in this country?

The facts relating to that are well known to the House.