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asked the First Lord of the Admiralty the total cost of advertising in the Press during the past three years for men to join the Royal Navy as engine-room artificers; the cost incurred for applicants' travelling and maintenance during. examination tests: the numbers failing to pass; and the expenses incurred in such cases?
As the reply is rather long I will, with my hon. Friend's permission, circulate it in the 0FFICIAL REPORT.
Following is the reply:
The cost of advertising in the Press for engine-room artificers cannot be stated; advertisements arc rarely inserted for engine-room artificers alone, but for all ratings for which vacancies exist.
The numbers failing to pass during the past three years are:
| 1927–28 | … | … | … | … | 4 |
| 1928–29 | … | … | … | … | 7 |
| 1929–30 | … | … | … | … | 12 |
The cost of applicants' travelling and maintenance during examination tests is approximately as follows:
| — | Accepted Applicants. | Rejected Applicants. | ||||
| Travelling. | Maintenance including pay. | Travelling. | Maintenance only. | |||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |||
| 1927–28 | … | … | 50 | 225 | 10 | 2 |
| 1928–29 | … | … | 23 | 103 | 18 | 3 |
| 1929–30 | … | … | 33 | 145 | 31 | 6 |