§ Sir B. FALLEasked the First Lord of the admiralty whether general request 287W No. 52, of the 1924 Inter-Port Welfare Conference has been approved by Admiralty Fleet Order, 1,411, of 7th June, 1929; whether sea service and foreign service have been introduced in addition to home service; and, if so, when it is proposed to compile the new rosters and draft ratings from them?
§ Mr. AMMONThe answer to the first part of the question is in the negative. If the second part of the question refers to rosters for sea service and foreign service the answer is in the negative, and the third part of the question does not arise.
Branch. 1929. 1930 Commissioned Officers from Warrant rank. Warrant Officers. Commissioned Officers from Warrant rank. Warrant Officers. Royal Navy— Gunner 295 108 295 116 Gunner (T) 216 83 215 83 Boatswain 85 24 85 24 Senior Mates, P.C.S. 2 — 2 — Officer for photographic duties 1 — 1 — Signal Boatswain 19 19 19 19 Telegraphist 29 39 29 39 Regulating 2 10 3 9 Shipwright 94 25 94 24 Ordnance 10 20 10 20 Electrical 31 24 31 24 Engineer 144 290 141 301 Mechanician 11 5 11 5 Wardmaster 4 13 4 13 Writer 10 31 10 31 Supply 15 40 15 40 Cookery 6 5 6 5 Schoolmasters 41 129 41 129 (Senior Masters) (Senior Masters) 6 5 (Commissioned officers from warrant rank (Commissioned officers from warrant rank Keeper and Steward of Royal Cabin 1 — 1 — Shore Signal Service 12 7 10 7 Shore Wireless Service 1 5 1 7 Royal Marines— Sergeants Major 4 6 5 5 Superintending Clerks 2 9 5 6 R.M. Gunners 14 4 14* 4 School masters 3 7 3 7 Bandmasters, etc., Royal Naval School of Music. — 11 3 8 * Will reduce to 10 during year. NOTE.—As the numbers asked for are numbers borne on the strength, Officers last to Dominions, etc., are excluded, as they are supernumerary to establishment, and are also not included in Vote A.