§ 81. Lieut.-Colonel GADIEasked the First Lord of the. Admiralty the number of persons employed in the years 1905–06, 1913–14 and 1925–26, as follows: Fleet appointments, civil appointments, naval establishments, and other salaried positions, showing rates of pay and salaries for 1905–06, 1913–14 and 1925–26, respectively, for the respective positions, and giving the number of men and ships in commission for the years specified?
The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the ADMIRALTY (Mr. Davidson)A detailed comparison of the staffs of all Admiralty establishments in 1914 with those in 1922 and 1923 is contained as an Appendix to the First Report of the Select Committee on Estimates, 1923. A perusal will show the enormous amount of labour which would be involved in carrying back the comparison to the year 1906, or in bringing it forward to 1926, but a comparison for this latter date may be made by comparing the statement with the current Navy Estimates. For the numbers of ships on the effective list and of the personnel of the Navy, I would refer my hon. and gallant Friend to my reply of the 12th March to the hon. Member for Gorton (Mr. Compton) (OFFICIAL, REPORT, column 2782).