§ MR. JENKINS (Chatham)I bog to ask the First Lord of the Admiralty, what number of potty officers and men
| 1888. | 1898. | 1908. | ||||
| Nos. | Amount. | Nos. | Amount. | Nos. | Amount. | |
| £ | ||||||
| Commissioned officers, Royal Navy | 2,304 | 655,769 | 2,253 | 676,273 | 2,404 | 771,922 |
| Commissioned officers, Royal Marines | ||||||
| Commissioned warrant officers | 226 | 26,930 | 285 | 34,681 | 286 | 35,720 |
| Subordinate and warrant officers | 718 | 61,619 | 719 | 59,352 | 916 | 70,713 |
| Petty officers and Seamen, Royal Navy | 18,379 | 632,200 (Naval). | 21,814 | 786,000 (Naval). | 26,432 | 978,600 (Naval). |
| Non-commissioned officers and men, Royal Marines | 7,573 | 100,200 (Greenwich Hospital). | 7,762 | 122,100 (Greenwich Hospital). | 8,140 | 123,900 (Greenwich Hospital). |