§ Mr. BROMLEYasked the President of the Board of Trade how many sailors, firemen, cooks, stewards, and petty officers were employed in the British Mercantile Marine at the end of 1927;
TABLE giving the number of engagements if British and Foreign seamen at Mercantile Marine Offices in Great Britain and Northern Ireland during the quarter ended 31st December, 1927:— — British other than Asiatics and Africans. Foreigners other than Asiatics and Africans- Asiatics and Africans, British and Foreign. Total. Deck Department … 24,971 1,176 430 26,577 Engine Room Department … 24,570 774 3,306 28,650 Catering Department … 50,157 969 242 51,368 Officers and Miscellaneous Ratings … 27,444 88 10 27,542 Total … 127,142 3,007 3,988 134,137
TABLE showing the total number of engagements of seamen at Mercantile Marine Offices in the United Kingdom in each of the past five years. Figures for 1913 are also given for comparison. Year. British other than asiatics and Africans. Foreigners other than Asiatics and Africans. Asiatics and Africans. British and Foreign. Total. No. Per cent. No. Per cent. No. Per cent. 1913 … … 541,830 89.6 47,269 7.8 15,761 2.6 604,860 1923 … … 489,542 94.6 14,194 2.7 13,709 2.7 517,445 1924 … … 504,772 94.2 15,188 2.8 16,249 3.0 536,209 1925 … … 510,580 94.3 13,798 2.6 16,789 3.1 541,167 1926 … … 510,566 94.6 13,466 2.5 15,704 2.9 539,736 1927 … … 538,951 94.6 14,079 2.5 16,458 2.9 569,488 NOTE.—The foregoing figures relate to engagements and not to individual seamen. If a particular seaman were engaged twice dining any period he would be counted twice in the totals. Masters are not included.