§ 30. Mr. Parkerasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty the number of officers entered in each branch of the Navy, respectively, last year, with the total; and the number in each branch from universities, public schools, preparatory schools, and promoted from the lower deck, under the early age promotion schemes, and the totals?
§ Mr. ShakespeareAs the information involves a table of figures, I will, with the hon. Member's permission, circulate it in the Official Report.
§ Following is the reply:
§ The hon. Member will appreciate that the time available has rendered it impossible to examine the individual records of the officers and the notes indicating types of education have, therefore, to be general.
2125| NAVAL OFFICERS. | ||
| Entries in the calendar year 1938. | ||
| (1) | Dartmouth Cadets | 131 |
| (2) | Special Entry Cadets | 168 |
| (3) | Direct Entry Cadets | 21 |
| (4) | Promotions to Acting Sub-Lieut. And Acting Sub-Lieut. (E) direct from lower deck | 24 |
| (5) | Engineer Officers entered from the Universities | 1 |
| (6) | Artificer Apprentices promoted to Cadet (E) | 4 |
| (7) | R.N.R. transferees | 120 |
| (8) | Paymaster Cadets | 40 |
| (9) | Medical Officers 1st appointments | 35 |
| (10) | Dental Officers 1st appointments | 15 |
| (11) | Instructor Officers 1st appointments | 6 |
| (12) | Warrant Officers, Executive Branch | 131 |
| (13) | Warrant Officers, Engineer Branch | 62 |
| (14) | Warrant Officers, Accountant Branch | 19 |
| (15) | Warrant Officers, Medical Branch | 4 |
| (16) | Schoolmasters | 35 |
| (17) | Air Branch transfers from R.A.F. | 105 |
| (18) | Air Branch Entries from civil life | 138 |
| 1,059 |
§ Notes.—Of the foregoing the officers at (1) are entered from preparatory schools; those at (2), (8), (18) and (19) are from public or secondary schools; those at (3) from the Nautical College, Pangbourne, Worcester and Conway; the officers at (5), (9), (10), (11), (2) and some of those at (16) are entered from the Universities.