§ Sir B. FALLEasked the First Lord of the Admiralty if he will have an Admiralty Fleet Order issued stating that, if there are any boys in the Royal Hospital School, Greenwich, or sans of warrant officers, petty officers, and men not in the Royal Hospital School, but who possess the requisite educational and other qualifications for entry as naval cadets, and are within the age limits for entry into Dartmouth, facilities will be granted to enable them to attend the necessary interview and examinations?
§ Mr. BRIDGEMANThe Regulations for the entry of naval cadets at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, are published in the Navy List, and make it quite clear that the sons of warrant officers, petty officers and men of the Royal Navy, if eligible, may be interviewed and examined, whether educated at Greenwich Hospital School or elsewhere. It is therefore not considered necessary to issue a Fleet Order having special reference to the entry of such boys. In this connection I would call the attention of my hon. Friend to the answer I gave him on the 18th June.
§ Sir B. FALLEasked the First Lord of the Admiralty why it is undesirable for cadets to enter Dartmouth except at the normal age?
§ Mr. BRIDGEMANIf boys were to enter Dartmouth above the normal age they would be at too great a disadvantage professionally and educationally to enable them to reach the level of their contemporaries.