§ 125. Mr. Willisasked the First Lord of the Admiralty the numbers eligible and the numbers who have actually volunteered and been accepted, in the various branches, under the special short service scheme of three or four years extension to present engagements.
§ Mr. AlexanderSome 600,000 men who have served in the Navy for two years were eligible to volunteer for this scheme. The numbers who had volunteered up to 30th June were as follow:
sions by reason of the retirement pensions benefits proposed under the National Insurance Bill.
§ Mr. AlexanderThis matter is still under consideration.