Mr. PIKE PEASEasked the Secretary of State for War what is the total number of officers now waiting for employment in the Ordnance Department of the Army who have passed through the Ordnance College since the year 1906; and will he specify the numbers for each of the four years 1907, 1908, 1909, and 1910?
§ Mr. HALDANEThe figures are as follows:—
Qualified, 1907 4 Qualified, 1908 7 Qualified, 1909 5 Passed advanced class, 1910 3 Qualified, 1910 6 Total 25
Mr. PIKE PEASEasked the Secretary of State for War, what number of officers are now in the Ordnance College preparing for employment in the Ordnance Department?
§ Mr. HALDANEThere are eighteen officers studying in the Ordnance College. I have no information available to show how many of these are studying with a view to employment in the Ordnance Department as differentiated from other employments for which such a course qualifies them.