§ MR. CRAIG SELLAR (Lanarkshire, Partick)asked the First Lord of the Admiralty, in reference to his statement regarding the examination of midshipmen in seamanship, If he can state the number of first class, second class, and third class certificates respectively which have been awarded since September, 1885; what proportion of the holders of these certificates served in the Training Squadron; and, how many first, how many second, and how many third classes respectively have been awarded by the Examiners in the Training Squadron during that period?
§ THE FIRST LORD (Lord GEORGE HAMILTON) (Middlesex, Ealing)Since September, 1885, there have been awarded to midshipmen at their seamanship examination 40 first class certificates, 35 second class certificates, 21 third class certificates, making in all 96. Of thes9 43 served in the Training Squadron. The officers of the Training Squadron examined 19 of the above number, with the following results:—Three first classes; nine second classes; seven third classes; making a total of 1666 19. the remaining 24 of the 43 were examined by officers of other Squadrons.