§ MR. BELLAIRS (Lynn Regis)To ask the Secretary to the Admiralty what was the mean proportion of subaltern's time that has been associated with the division in the case of the ten junior captains, Royal Marine Artillery and Royal Marine Light Infantry, in view of the statement in Lord Cawdor's Memorandum that only a few subalterns have ever been associated with the division.
(Answered by Mr. Edmund Robertson.) In the case of the ten junior captains, R.M.A. and R.M.L.I., the mean time spent on shore while attached to their divisions, during the period of their service as subalterns, including instructional training, was: Lieutenants, R.M.A., two years 341 days, out of a total service of five years 101 days. Lieutenants, R.M.L.I., two years 182 days, out of a total service of six years 153 days. All subalterns are attached to the various divisions as their headquarters, and the statement referred to had reference to the small proportion of subalterns available for duty at the divisions.