After the fleet returned to its home ports, the Admiralty ordered inquiries chaired by the port commanders-in-chief with Admiralty representation. Cunningham recalled that their reports were practically identical: the original reductions would leave many sailors in poverty. The eventual overall cut was capped at 10 percent. His memoir passage also records 24 men discharged on 20 November and says active discontent subsided while repercussions continued. The later discussion gives a different, broader discharge total without explaining how the figures relate.
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Port inquiries and the revised 10 percent pay ceiling
Cunningham recalled that the port inquiries agreed the original cuts would impoverish sailors; the revised reduction was limited to 10 percent.