§ 98. Mr. HORE-BELISHAasked the First Lord of the Admiralty how many pensioner petty officers and pensioner chief petty officers are now employed as such in naval ships and establishments as part of the authorised active service establishment of the respective port divisions; and to what branches of the Royal Navy these pensioner petty officers and pensioner chief petty officers belong?
§ Lieut.-Colonel HEADLAMI will, with the hon. Member's permission, circulate the numbers in the OFFICIAL REPORT
§ The numbers are as follow:
| Chief Petty Officers. | Petty Officers. | |
| Seamen | 85 | 74 |
| Rigger | 2 | 14 |
| Telegraphist | 6 | 1 |
| Signal | 12 | 2 |
| Engine - room artificer | 10 | — |
| Stoker | 9 | 3 |
| Shipwright | 3 | — |
| Armourer | 1 | — |
| Ordnance artificer | 8 | — |
| Sick berth | 3 | — |
| Writer | 1 | — |
| Supply | 1 | — |
| Regulating | 1 | — |
| Officers' steward and cook | 2 | 14 |
| 144 | 108 |
§ 99. Mr. HORE-BELISHAfurther asked whether the pensioner petty officers and pensioner chief petty officers who are now employed as such in naval establishments, and borne on Vote A, could be entered as supernumerary to the authorised active service establishment of the respective port divisions, and thereby, while retaining their employment, make room for promotion which would otherwise be due to active service ratings?
§ Lieut.-Colonel HEADLAMI am afraid I cannot adopt the hon. Member's proposal, which would involve bearing two petty or chief petty officers to fill one vacancy.