§ Mr. HORE-BELISHAasked the First Lord of the Admiralty the valuation of the Royal Dockyards for the years 1926–27 and 1927–28, and the annual contributions to local rates in respect of these year?
Mr. SAMUELThe figures asked for in the hon. Member's question are as follow:
in the last 12 months the Board of Admiralty have overruled the recommendations of the Board of Survey in in- 1331W validing cases; and in how many cases have they overruled the decision of the Commander-in-Chief?
§ Lieut.-Colonel HEADLAMIn 52 cases of invalidings during the year ended 31st December, 1927, the opinion of the Board of Survey that the cause of invaliding was not attributable has been overruled. In no case was an award of attributability altered. No special recommendations were made by Commanders-in-Chief.