§ Mr. Willisasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty the number of chief and other classes of mechanician serving at the Port Divisions of Chatham, Devonport and Portsmouth, respectively, at the latest available date.
Mr. DugdaleThe numbers of chief and other classes of mechanician serving in the Port Divisions of Chatham, Devonport and Portsmouth on 3rst December, 1947, the latest date for which figures are available, were as follow:
— Chief Mechanician. Mechanician 1st Class. Mechanician 2nd Class. Total. Chatham 32 107 31 170 Devonport 19 129 32 180 Portsmouh 34 133 35 202 Total 85 369 98 552