§ SIR JOHN COLOMB (Great Yarmouth)To ask the Secretary to the Admiralty what is the accommodation for officers, petty officers, and men in the naval barracks at Whale Island, and what was the number of officers, petty officers, and men sleeping in the barracks on the night of 27th July this year.
(Answered by Mr. Arnold-Forster.) The accommodation for officers and men at Whale Island Naval Barracks is as follows:—Officers 74, warrant officers 39, petty officers and men 1,279, total, 1,392. The number who were actually victualled on the 27th inst., and who could have slept on the island that night, were:—Officers 29, petty officers and men 629, total, 658. The numbers actually sleeping on the island on the night of the 27th 903 inst. were: —Officers 7, warrant officers 3, petty officers and men 403, total, 413. The small numbers are accounted for by the fact that the Naval Manœuvres were about to commence.