§ 99. Lord CHARLES BERESFORDasked the First Lord of the Admiralty what was the total number of officers, seamen, and boys, Coastguard, and Royal Marines, borne on ships' books and at the Royal Marine divisions and provided by Vote A on the 31st March, 1905; 31st March, 1906; 31st March, 1907; 31st March, 1908; 31st March, 1909; 31st March, 1910; 31st March, 1911; and 31st March, 1912?
§ The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the BOARD of ADMIRALTY (Dr. Macnamara)The numbers actually borne on the 25th or 15th March, the nearest dates to the 31st March, for which actual figures are available, in each of the years in question, were as follows:—
| 25th March,1905 | … | … | 130,130 |
| 25th March,1906 | … | … | 127,467 |
| 25th March,1907 | … | … | 127,147 |
| 25th March,1908 | … | … | 127,480 |
| 25th March,1909 | … | … | 126,933 |
| 15th March,1910 | … | … | 128,902 |
| 15th March, 1911 | … | … | 131,920 |
| 15th March, 1912 | … | … | 133,715 |