§ Lord C. BERESFORDasked the total amount paid to commissioned officers, warrant officers, petty officers, non-commissioned officers, and men in the Royal Navy and Royal Marine forces as wages for the financial year 1913–14; and what was the actual number of commissioned officers, warrant officers, petty officers, non-commissioned officers, and men in the Royal Navy and Royal Marine forces at the end of the financial year 1913–14?
§ Mr. CHURCHILLPending the examination of the accounts, which is not yet completed, I regret I am not able to state 281W the exact amount paid as wages during 1913–14, but it is estimated, according to the latest information available, that the total sum paid amounts to £8,590,000. The number of commissioned officers, warrant officers, petty officers, noncommissioned officers, and men, in the Royal Navy and Royal Marine forces on the 15th March, 1914, was 145,601.