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THE controversy which has arisen through the Admiralty Order of November 1925, which adversely affected the status of engineer officers in the Royal Navy, has been carried a step further by the publication of the Memorandum drawn up by the Joint Committee of the Engineering Institutions. We referred to the deputation which waited upon the First Lord, the Right Hon. W. C. Bridgeman, M.P., in our article “The Status of the Naval Engineer” in our issue of February 6, p. 185. Mr. Bridgeman's written reply is evidence of the conservatism, which seems to pervade the Admiralty, and the reply of the Committee states that “they view his statements with grave concern as a symptom of the attitude of mind prevailing at the Admiralty.” The Committee adds that it is proposed to take steps both in the Press and in Parliament to make its views known to the public. It certainly seems an anachronism to-day, when the engineering branch is of such vital importance, that the Engineer-in-Chief has not a seat on the Board, even when matters affecting his department are discussed.
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[News and Views]. Nature 117, 460–463 (1926). https://doi.org/10.1038/117460a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/117460a0