§ 38. Commander Nobleasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty whether the new postal duties rating involves a special new branch or another opportunity of specialisation for the sea man branch.
§ The Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty (Mr. James Callaghan)A new branch of the R.N.V.R. is being formed to which personnel of the General Post Office will be recruited for training in Fleet mail duties This Reserve will form the nucleus of 199 a new postal branch which will be set up in the Royal Navy in war-time.