HC Deb 26 February 1908 vol 184 c1745
MR. BARNES

I beg to ask the Secretary to the Admiralty how many duly qualified mechanicians are now included in the complements of His Majesty's ships; are they additions to the ordinary crew; and, if not, what ratings have they displaced, and in what proportion.

MR. EDMUND ROBERTSON

The Answer to the first Question is eighty. The Answer to the second Question is in the negative. As regards the third Question, two mechanicians replace one engine room artificer and one stoker.