§ Major HORE-BELISHAasked the First Lord of the Admiralty, with reference to the mates scheme, whether he will state the number of men who have been promoted under this scheme in each of the years since its initiation?
Mr. DAVIDSONThe number of ratings who have been promoted to mate and mate (E) since the institution of these ranks is as follows:
Mate. Mate (E). 1913 … … 44 Rank not instituted. 1914 … … 31 14 1915 … … 108 28 1916 … … 52 43 1917 … … 93 52 1918 … … 43 24 1919 … … Nil 10 1920 … … 10 6 1921 … … 4 7 1922 … … 6 6 1923 … … 6 5 1924 … … 6 5