§ 47. Mr. BROCKLEBANKasked the First Lord of the Admiralty the total personnel of the Royal Navy in 1913 and 1931; and the comparable figures for the Navy of the United States of America for the same years?
Sir B. EYRES MONSELLThe numbers borne in the Royal Navy were as follow:
The approximate numbers of personnel voted for the United States Navy were:
December, 1913 … … 144,419 December, 1931 … … 92,078 These numbers are, however, not strictly comparable owing to differences in organisation in the two Services.
1913 … … … … 67,500 1931 … … … … 107,000
§ Mr. BROCKLEBANKWill the Financial Secretary see that these figures are made known at Geneva?