43. Mr. F. HALLasked if under the present Navy Regulations lads are liable to be flogged; if so, what are the offences for which this punishment may be given and by whom may it be ordered; and what were the number of cases in which this punishment was inflicted in 1912?
§ Mr. CHURCHILLNo, Sir. Flogging has been suspended as a punishment in the Navy for over thirty years.