§ MR. BELLAIRS (Lynn Regis)To ask the Secretary to the Admiralty when a full statement will be made of the changes contemplated in the distribution of ships; whether he can now state the nature of the sliding scale which it is proposed to apply to the nucleus crews; and whether the minimum will in any case fall below the present two-fifths complement.
(Answered by Mr. Edmund Robertson.) The changes in question are still in course of development, and in any case
| Number of accidents caused by | |||||||
| Horse drawn Omnibuses | Other horse drawn vehicles (excluding tramcars). | Tramcars. | Motor Cars (including Motor Cycles). | Motor Omnibuses. | Total number of Accidents. | Remarks. | |
| Horse drawn | Mechanically propelled | ||||||
| 254 | 2,009 | 84 | 286 | 539 | 361 | 3,533 | July, 1906 |
| 221 | 1,730 | 60 | 317 | 328 | 436 | 3,092 | August, 1906 |
| † See (4) Debates, clxiii, 1093, 1094. |
§ relate to points of administration as to which the Board of Admiralty are not prepared to make a public statement at present.