§ Mr. HORE-BELISHAasked the First Lord of the Admiralty the expenditure at home on repairs to the large Admiralty overseas oil-tankers during 1923–24, 1924–25 and 1925–26, respectively, and the division of these amounts between His Majesty's Dockyards and private yards?
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— Year ended 31st March, 1914. Year ended 31st March 1926. Numbers. Amounts. Numbers. Amounts. £ £ Military officers (including departmental and warrant officers). 2,404 1,127,607 3,576 1,671,963 Officers of the Indian Medical Service 438 238,819 507 277,625 Officers of the Royal Indian Marine 107 25,284 144 49,084 Officers of the late Indian Navy 25 2,419 6 353 2,974 1,394,129 4,233 1,999,025
§ Lieut.-Colonel HEADLAMThe expenditure at home on repairs of large Admiralty overseas oil-tankers during the years named is as follows:
At His Majesty's Dockyards. At Private Yards. Year. £ £ 1923–4 … 27,279 90,000 1924–5 … 34,350 150,000 1925–6 … 2,568 100,000 The figures for private yards are only approximate as separation between home and foreign private yards cannot be made without considerable investigation. I may add that in addition to the 22 large overseas tankers, there are 42 oilers on fleet attendance, etc., whose repairs (at home) were effected at His Majesty's Dockyards during the years in question.