§ Mr. HIGHAMasked the First Lord of the Admiralty what are the numbers borne compared with the numbers voted of men in the Royal Navy for each year from1895–6 to 1906–7, inclusive.
§ Dr. MACNAMARAThe numbers are as follows:—
year. Numbers Voted. Average Numbers Borne 1895–96 88,850 85,903 1896–97 93,750 91,507 1897–98 100,050 96,925 1898–99 106,390 103,330 1899–00 110,640 108,595 1900–01 114,880 112,429 1901–02 118,625 117,116 1902–03 122,500 121,870 1903–04 127,100 125,948 1904–05 131,100 130,490 1905–06 129,000 127,667 1906–07 129,000 127,431