§ 19. Sir Robert Youngasked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether the number of apprentices who can be promoted to the rank of cadet E is two per year; and whether he has considered the advisability of increasing the number of such promotions; and, if so, with what result?
Mr. CooperThere is now no restriction on the number of promotions from artificer apprentice to cadet E and all candidates who come up to the required standard are accepted. Three promotions have been made during the current year.