HC Deb 25 November 1909 vol 13 c461W
Mr. STAVELEY-HILL

asked the First Lord of the Admiralty what were the numbers of men employed in each of the dockyards of Portsmouth, Chatham, and Devonport on 1st May and 1st November, 1905 and 1909?

Mr. McKENNA

The numbers of workmen borne (excluding Works Department men) on the dates named, were as follows:—

P"rtsm'th. Dev'np't. Chath'm.
1st May, 1905 10,094 8,895 8,806
1st Nov., 1905 8,669 7,243 7,048
1st May, 1909 10,625 9,019 8,758
1st Nov., 1909 10,478 9,446 8,668