§
Resolved,
That a sum, not exceeding £1,826,000, toe granted to His Majesty, to defray the Expense of the Works, Buildings, Repairs, and Lands of the Air Force, including Civilian Staff and other Charges connected
§ security of this country, and this broad issue has not been touched upon by the Minister at all.
§ Question put, "That 30,176 all ranks be maintained for the said Service."
§ The Committee divided: Ayes,27; Noes, 92.
419| Division No. 53.] | AYES. | [12.12 a.m. |
| Acland, Rt. Hon. Francis D. | Gretton, Colonel John | Rattan, Peter Wilson |
| Adamson, Rt. Hon. William | Griffiths, T. (Monmouth, Pontypool) | Smith, W. R. (Wellingborough) |
| Salfour, George (Hampstead) | Grundy, T. W. | Thomson, T. (Middlesbrough, West) |
| Barker, G. (Monmouth, Abertillery) | Halt, F. (York, W. R., Normanton) | Thorne, G. R. (Wolverhampton, E.) |
| Barton, Sir William (Oldham) | Hartshorn, Vernon | Walsh, Stephen (Lancaster, Ince) |
| Bowerman, Rt. Hon. Charles W. | Hirst, G. H. | Watts-Morgan, Lieut.-Col. D. |
| Brown, James (Ayr and Bute) | Hogge, James Myles | |
| Davies, Rhys John (Westhoughton) | Johnstone, Joseph | TELLERS FOR THE AYES.— |
| Edwards, C. (Monmouth, Bedwellty) | Kiley, James Daniel | Lieut.-Commander Kenworthy and. |
| Entwistle, Major C. F. | Locker-Lampson, G. (Wood Green) | Major Barnes |
| Foot, Isaac |
| NOES. | ||
| Amery, Leopold C. M. S. | Greig, Colonel Sir James William | Nicholson, Brig.-Gen. J. (Westminster) |
| Atkey, A. R. | Guest, Capt. Rt. Hon Frederick E. | Parker, James |
| Baird, Sir John Lawrence | Hailwood, Augustine | Pollock, Rt. Hon. Sir Ernest Murray |
| Barnett, Major Richard W. | Hamilton, Major C. G. C. | Pownall, Lieut.-Colonel Assheton |
| Barnston, Major Harry | Harmsworth, C. B. (Bedford, Luton) | Purchase, H. G. |
| Bellairs, Commander Carlyon W. | Hinds, John | Raper, A. Baldwin |
| Betterton, Henry B. | Hood, Sir Joseph | Renwick, Sir George |
| Berwick, Major G. O. | Hope, Lt.-Col. Sir J. A. (Midlothian) | Richardson, Sir Alex, (Gravesend) |
| Boscawen, Rt. Hon, Sir A. Griffith- | Hopkins, John W. W. | Rodger, A. K. |
| Bowyer, Captain G. W. E. | Hopkinson, A. (Lancaster, Mossley) | Roundell, Colonel R. F. |
| Boyd-Carpenter, Major A. | Hotchkin, Captain Stafford Vere | Samuel, Samuel (W'dsworth, Putney) |
| Breese, Major Charles E. | Jameson, John Gordon | Sanders, Colonel Sir Robert Arthur |
| Brown, Major D. C. | Jodrell, Neville Paul | Seddon, J. A. |
| Buckley, Lieut.-Colonel A. | Jones, J. T. (Carmarthen, Llanelly) | Seely, Major-General Rt. Hon. John |
| Casey, T. W. | Kidd, James | Shortt, Rt. Hon. E. (N'castle-on-T.) |
| Chamberlain, Rt. Hn. J. A. (Birm, W.) | King, Captain Henry Douglas | Stanley, Major Hon. G. (Preston) |
| Cobb, Sir Cyril | Law, Alfred J. (Rochdale) | Stephenson, Lieut.-Colonel H. K. |
| Courthope, Lieut.-Col. George L. | Lewis, T. A. (Glam., Pontypridd) | Strauss, Edward Anthony |
| Davidson, J.C.C. (Hemel Hempstead) | Lindsay, William Arthur | Sueter, Rear-Admiral Murray Fraser |
| Edge, Captain Sir William | Lloyd-Greame, Sir P. | Sutherland, Sir William |
| Edwards, Major J. (Aberavon) | Locker-Lampson, Com. O. (H'tingd'n) | Thomson, Sir W. Mitchell- (Maryhill) |
| Evans, Ernest | Lort-Williams, J. | Thorpe, Captain John Henry |
| Eyres-Monsell, Com. Bolton M. | M'Lean, Lieut.-Col. Charles W. W. | Wallace, J. |
| Ford, Patrick Johnston | Manville, Edward | Walton, J. (York, W. R., Don Valley) |
| Fraser, Major Sir Keith | Moore-Brabazon, Lieut.-Col. J. T. C. | White, Col. G. D. (Southport) |
| Gange, E. Stanley | Morden, Col. W. Grant | Wild, Sir Ernest Edward |
| Gibbs, Colonel George Abraham | Murchison, C. K. | Wise, Frederick |
| Gilbert, James Daniel | Murray, John (Leeds, West) | Wood, Hon. Edward F. L. (Ripon) |
| Gilmour, Lieut.-Colonel Sir John | Neal, Arthur | |
| Green, Albert (Derby) | Newman, Sir R. H. S. D. L. (Exeter) | TELLERS FOR THE NOES.— |
| Green, Joseph F. (Leicester, W.) | Newson, Sir Percy Wilson | Colonel Leslie Wilson and Mr. Dudley Ward. |
| Greenwood, William (Stockport) | Newton, Sir D. G. C. (Cambridge) |
Original Question put, and agreed to.
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therewith., which will come in course of payment during the vear ending on the 31st day of March, 1923.