§ Sir CLEMENT KINLOCH-COOKEasked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether he can give figures showing the shortage of men in the Royal Navy for the years 1906–7, 1907–8, 1908–9, 1909–10, 1910–11, and 1911–12?
§ Mr. CHURCHILLThe average numbers borne for the respective years compare as follows with the numbers voted:—
Voted. Borne. 1906–7 … 129,000 … 127,431 1907–8 … 128,000 … 127,228 1908–9 … 128,000 … 127,909 1909–10 … 128,000 … 127,968 1910–11 … 131,000 … 130,817 1911–12 … 134,000 … 132,792