§ Major HORE-BELISHAasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty whether he will give figures showing the number of established men in each trade in the Devonport Dockyard in 1913 and at the present date, respectively?
§ Mr. HODGESThe number of men in each trade who were borne on the established list at Devonport Dockyard in 1913 and at the latest date for which figures are available (1st April, 1924) is as follows:
Trade. 1913. 1924. Riggers 39 40 Sailmakers 13 30 Wood Caulkers 17 16 Hosemakers 7 7 Joiners 63 128 Masons 1 2 Painters 11 37 Patternmakers 13 22 Plumbers 15 33 Shipwrights 538 920 Ship Fitters 67 125 Smiths 64 79 Wheelwrights 1 3 Boilermakers 115 178 Coppersmiths 16 31 Engine Fitters 210 420 Founders 20 20 Ropemakers 10 12 Electrical Fitters 42 147 Bricklayers — 5 Storehouse Staffs 48 99 Skilled Labourer Groups and other Miscellaneous Grades 249 1165 1559 3519