§ SIR GEORGE SCOTT ROBERTSON (Bradford, Central)I beg to ask Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he is aware that the class which provides officers for the Navy is less than one-twentieth part of the total population, and that those families which formerly supplied the engineer officers are now totally debarred from doing so because of their inability to pay the cost of training and maintenance of their sons at Osborne and Dartmouth; and will he consider the advisability of reducing the demands of the Treasury upon the parents and guardians of naval cadets in order to put a stop to this state of affairs.
§ THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY TO THE TREASURY (Mr. HOBHOUSE,) Bristol, E.I think my hon. friend should address his inquiries on this subject to my right hon. Friend the First Lord of the Admiralty.
§ SIR GEORGE SCOTT ROBERTSONAnd if I put the Question to the First Lord he simply radiates pleasure and advises me to consult the Treasury.