§ Lieut.-Commander KENWORTHYasked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether he will give a table showing the number and ages of the seamen, petty officers, chief petty officers and warrant officers, respectively, who were granted commissions as mates in each of the last four years?
§ Lieut.-Colonel HEADLAMThe numbers and ages of those promoted to mate during the years 1925–28 were as follow:
Year. Total number promoted. Ages on promotion. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 1925 5 — 1 1 2 1 1926 9 2 5 1 1 1927 7 2 2 2 — 1 1928 8 — 1 3 3 1