§ 37. Commander Nobleasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty whether he will now give the following information about the second examination under the new Dartmouth entry scheme: the number of vacancies; the number of candidates; the number who failed in the written examination; the number who failed in the interview; and the number appointed as cadets.
§ Mr. W. EdwardsAs the hon. and gallant Member was informed on 14th July last, there were 319 candidates for 29 vacancies. Of the 319, 247 failed in the written examination. The remaining 72 candidates have still to be interviewed, and the final results will not be available until about the end of November.