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Mr. AMERY
asked the number of men and boys, respectively, who were enrolled into the Royal Navy and Royal Marines, respectively, in any capacity in the years 1909–12; and what was the total number of applications to join from men and boys in each of those years?
Dr. MACNAMARA
The following are the number of men and boys entered in the Royal Navy and enlisted in the Royal Marines in each of the financial years 1909–10, 1910–11, and 1911–12:—
| Year. | Royal Navy. | Royal Marines (including R.M. Band). | ||||
| Men. | Boys. | Total. | Men. | Boys. | Total. | |
| 1909–10. | 6,258 | 3,824 | 10,082 | 740 | 28l | 1,021 |
| 1910–11. | 7,841 | 4,177 | 12,018 | 935 | 157 | 1,092 |
| 1911–12. | 6,578 | 4,998 | 11,576 | 1,290 | 266 | 1,556 |
I regret that there are no particulars available from which I can answer the second part of the question.