§ Mr. HORE-BELISHAasked the First Lord of the Admiralty what is the total number of officers of and from warrant rank, and the number of artificer ratings in each of the following branches: Engineering, ordnance, and electrical, respectively?
§ Lieut.-Colonel HEADLAMThe total number of officers in the branches named of Warrant rank or promoted there from is as follows:
Engineer (excluding mechanicians) 496 Ordnance 30 Electrical 63 The number of ratings is as follows:
— Artificers. Apprentices. Total. Engine Room … [...],236 565 3,801 Ordnance … 671 68 747 Electrical … 1,077 178 1,255