§ Mr. COCKSasked the First Lord of the Admiralty the number of Dartmouth-entry officers who transferred to the engineering branch, the number of special-entry engineering officers who entered from public schools, and the number of lower-deck ratings of the engineering branch who were awarded commissions for each year since 1924?
Sir B. EYRES MONSELL:The numbers are as shown in the following table:—
Year. Dartmouth Entry Offrs transferred to (E). Special Entry (E) Officers including M.M. Lower deck ratings awarded commissions. 1924 … 14 4 7 1925 … 4 7 7 1926 … 13 34 6 1927 … 6 47 6 1928 … 10 41 7 1929 … 9 22 5 1930 … 7 22 4 1931 … 18 24 5 1932 … 15 22 4 Totals … 96 223 51