§ 70. Mr. AMERYasked the number of men and boys, respectively, who were enrolled into the Royal Navy and Royal Marines, respectively, in any capacity in the years 1909–12; and what was the total number of applications to join from men and boys in each of those years?
§ Dr. MACNAMARAThe following are the number of men and boys entered in the Royal Navy and enlisted in the Royal Marines in each of the financial years 1909–10, 1910–11, and 1911–12:—
| Year. | Royal Navy. | Royal Marines (including R.M. Band). | ||||
| Men. | Boys. | Total. | Men. | Boys. | Total. | |
| 1909–10. | 6,258 | 3,824 | 10,082 | 740 | 28l | 1,021 |
| 1910–11. | 7,841 | 4,177 | 12,018 | 935 | 157 | 1,092 |
| 1911–12. | 6,578 | 4,998 | 11,576 | 1,290 | 266 | 1,556 |
§ I regret that there are no particulars available from which I can answer the second part of the question.