MR. GIBSON BOWLES (Lynn Regis)I beg to ask the Secretary to the Admiralty what is proposed to be the character of the new Naval College at Osborne; will it be a branch of the Dartmouth Naval College and receive the same cadets, entered under the same conditions, for the same training; or, if not, in what respects will it differ from the Dartmouth College; how many cadets will be accommodated at Osborne; and when is it proposed that the first batch shall join.
§ MR. ARNOLD-FORSTERCadets entered under the new scheme will in the first instance be sent to the Naval College at Osborne, whence a portion of them will proceed to Dartmouth on the opening of the new Naval College. Cadets entered under the hitherto existing arrangements will proceed to the "Britannia" as long as the entries continue to be made under that system. I cannot at present say how many cadets Osborne College will ultimately accommodate. It is proposed that the first batch shall join on the 15th September.
MR. GIBSON BOWLESDo I understand that all the Naval cadets under the new scheme will go to Osborne?
§ MR. ARNOLD-FORSTERYes, Sir.