§ MR. BELLAIRS (Lynn Regis)To ask the First Lord of the Admiralty whether twenty-four private students were entered into Keyham in 1904 on the same terms as engineering cadets and under the same Regulations as to discipline, uniform, pay, and leave; and whether, having regard to the good results obtained by some of these students, the Board of Admiralty will offer the most proficient the boon they desire of commissions in the engineer branch of the Royal Navy.
(Answered by Mr McKenna.) Twenty-five private students entered Keyham in 1904. They came in on the understanding that they would be eligible for any unexpected vacancies that might occur for commissions as engineer officers in the Royal Navy. There has only been one vacancy, and this has been offered to the student who came out first on the list.