§ Mr. HORE-BELISHAasked the First Lord of the Admiralty if he will state the number of mates and mates E commissioned as such prior to the Armistice, and the numbers of these officers now remaining on the active list?
Mr. ALEXANDERThree hundred and sixty-nine promotion to the rank of acting mate and 153 to acting mate E were made up to the date of the Armistice. Of these, 52 and 96 respectively remain on the active list.
§ Mr. HORE-BELISHAasked the First Lord of the Admiralty if he will state the number of commanders, ex-mate, and engineer commanders, ex-mate E, who have been promoted in each half-yearly promotion list since December, 1926?
Mr. ALEXANDERNo commanders ex-mate have been promoted above this rank. The numbers of such officers promoted to commander and engineer commander are as follows:
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— Commander. To Engineer Commander. December, 1926 … 1 — June, 1927 … — — December, 1927 … — 3 June, 1928 … — 2 December. 1928 … 1 4 June, 1929 … 1 3 December, 1929 … 1 4 June, 1930 … 1 4 December, 1930 … 1 4