§ MR. REGINALD LUCAS (Portsmouth)To ask the Secretary to the Admiralty whether he can state how-many candidates will be nominated for the June examination for the Royal Navy, and what proportion this will bear to the number of vacancies available.
(Answered by Mr. Arnold-Forster.) Nominations for the candidates between 14½ and 15½ will bear about the same proportion to the vacancies as on the previous occasions. No final decision-has been arrived at with regard to the exact number of candidates to be nominated for the Osborne College, but the nominations will only exceed the vacancies by a small number to allow for failures, as explained in my speech on Monday evening last.†
†See page 935.