§ Major Bramallasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty how many men have been recruited on regular engagements and how many men have been recruited on emergency engagements for the R.N. and R.M., respectively, in each month of 1946.
Mr. DugdaleThe following statement shows the numbers of men accepted for regular and extended service engagements, respectively:
REGULAR ENGAGEMENTS. Normal. Extended Service. Royal Navy. Royal Marines. Royal Navy. Royal Marines. January 954 81 — — February 1,128 44 — — March 1,019 121 — — April 829 41 16 — May 1,340 43 286 4 June 1,398 101 355 12 July 1,717 45 586 21 August 1,662 140 370 18 September 1,566 100 394 172 October 2,214 131 548 61 November 1,498 146 537 104 15,325 993 3,092 392