§ 10. Mr. BURNETTasked the First Lord of the Admiralty what was the amount of fish purchased for consumption by naval personnel at home stations during 1932; and what was the average cost per pound?
Sir B. EYRES MONSELLFish is not included in the Naval Standard ration. In ships, etc., victualled on the Standard Ration system, the men purchase the fish they require from the canteens out of their messing allowance. In ships, etc., victualled on the General Mess system, 1717 it is bought by the accountant officer as required. The information asked for is not readily available, but I may say that the fish consumed at the Royal Naval Barracks, Chatham, in 1932, amounted to about 10,400 stones, the average cost being 4s. l½d. per stone.