§ Sir B. FALLEasked the Financial Secretary to the Admiralty when it is intended to begin the promotions from all branches of the lower deck to fill the vacancies created by the reduction effected under A.F.O. 1358 of May, 1922, and to maintain a steady flow of advancements and maintain contentment?
§ Commander EYRES-MONSELLFifteen promotions to acting warrant engineer were made on the 1st October last, six promotions to acting gunner, and five to acting gunner (T) on the 20th November, and six promotions to acting mate will take place almost immediately. The question of resuming promotion to meet requirements in other branches in which promotion has been suspended is under consideration, but I may say in this connection that the Special Retirement Scheme was designed only to remove surpluses on the lists, and did not in itself give rise to vacancies.