§ Sir R. ASKEasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty what is now the number of commissioned officers, warrant officers, and other ratings, respectively, on the staff of the Admiralty; and what were the respective numbers before the outbreak of the late War?
§ Mr. AMMONThe figures on the 1st February, 1924, were
Commissioned Officers 258 Warrant Officers 4 Ratings 14 The pre-War figures were: Commissioned Officers 152 Warrant Officers 3 Ratings 13