§ Sir B. FALLEasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty how many chief and petty officers' messes in the Royal Naval Barracks, Portsmouth, are messed under the general messing system: and how many are messed on the ordinary system?
Mr. DAVIDSONThere are no chief petty officers' or petty officers' messes at present on general messing in the Royal Naval Barracks, Portsmouth; the numbers on the ordinary system are four and two respectively.