§ 13. Commander VISCOUNT CURZONasked the First Lord of the Admiralty how many applications have so far been received from officers of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines on the active list for voluntary retirement; whether it is intended to retire any officers compulsorily; and, if so, how it is proposed to intimate this fact to them?
§ The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the ADMIRALTY (Colonel Sir James Craig)Excluding midshipmen and cadets, the number of applications received up to 19th April, inclusive, from officers of the Royal Navy and the Royal 1194 Marines on the active list for retirement under the special scheme of retirement is 117. In addition, 107 applications have been received for withdrawal of cadets and 16 for withdrawal of midshipmen.
Except as announced for naval cadets of certain duties, it is not intended at present to retire officers compulsorily, save in cases which come under Regulations previously existing.