§ 23. Major Neven-Spenceasked the First Lord of the Admiralty in what year the Royal Naval Reserve in Shetland reached its greatest strength; what that strength was; what the present strength is; and when the training centre at Lerwick was closed down?
§ The First Lord of the Admiralty (Mr. Duff Cooper)The Royal Naval Reserve in Shetland reached its greatest strength in 1898. The number was then 1,185. The number of men at present enrolled is 1086 120. The training centre at Lerwick was closed on 31st March, 1910.