§ MR. WEIRI beg to ask the First Lord of the Admiralty whether he has yet made inquiry why men of Bernera, Island of Lewis, have for some years past been refused admission to the Royal Naval Reserve at Stornoway; and will he give instructions for any restrictions against men from this district to be withdrawn?
§ THE FIRST LORD OF THE ADMIRALTYIt is necessary to limit the number of Reserve men entered at Stornoway, so as not to be disproportionate to the total number raised in the United Kingdom; and as the number allotted to this district can be recruited from those living within an easy distance of the port, it is not considered desirable to pass over such candidates in order to enter men living in the remote parts of the islands, whence it would be difficult to draw them quickly in the event of mobolisation.