§ Mr. J. HARRISasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty how many boys have passed through the Greenwich Royal Naval School in the last five years; and how many of these boys entered the seamen's branch of the Royal Navy?
§ Mr. AMMONThe numbers of boys discharged from the Royal Hospital School, Greenwich, during each of the last five years ending 31st December last, are as follow:
Year. No. 1919 … … … … 281 1920 … … … … 296 1921 … … … … 255 1922 … … … … 307 1923 … … … … 258 Total number discharged 1,397 The numbers who entered the seamen's branch of the Royal Navy during the same years are as follows:
Year. No. 1919 … … … … 106 1920 … … … … 160 1921 … … … … 146 1922 … … … … 199 1923 … … … … 187 Total 798