§ Sir B. FALLEasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty the number of officers at present borne in the various marine headquarters; and how the number of Royal Marine officers borne to the number of marines compares with the number of Army officers borne to an Army battalion?
§ Mr. BRIDGEMANThe establishment of officers Royal Marine allowed to Royal Marine divisions is 323; the number borne is 303. The authorised percentage of commissioned officers to non-commissioned officers and men is 3.05 per cent. as compared with 4.1 per cent. in an Army battalion. The corps is divided into" "On Shore" and "Afloat," the 12th Royal Marine Battalion being regarded as in the latter category. The percentage of commissioned officers to non-commissioned officers and men in these categories is:
Per cent. On Shore 3.5 Afloat 2.5