§ 20. Major Sir BERTRAM FALLEasked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether the 8 per cent. of promotions to lieutenant authorised by Appendix X, Part XIA, of the King's Regulations, Admiralty Instructions, are intended for each branch of warrant officer; and whether all executive 2061 warrant officers, namely, gunners, gunners T, boatswains, signal boatswains, warrant telegraphists, etc., are considered as one branch for the purpose of promotion to lieutenant in the same manner as warrant engineers and warrant mechanicians?
Mr. DAVIDSONGenerally speaking, the 8 per cent. of promotions to lieutenant is intended for each branch of warrant officers. The various classes of executive warrant officers are considered separately, except that gunners and gunners T, in accordance with longstanding practice, are, for the purpose, considered as one branch.